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Senior Appointment at MAPFRE Sigorta

at MAPFRE Sigorta, has been appointed of the Executive Committee as of April.
as Deputy General Manager of Operations Volkan Dursunoğlu’s appointment to the
and a member of the Executive Committee Executive Committee will become official
as of April. following the approval of the Treasury
Undersecretariat.
A senior appointment has been made
at MAPFRE Sigorta, which has been Volkan Dursunoğlu, who graduated from
shaping the Turkish insurance industry for the Department of Industrial Engineering
75 years with its international experience, at Istanbul Technical University
strong financial position, and extensive and completed his master’s degree
professional agency network. In this in Actuarial Sciences at Bahçeşehir
context, Volkan Dursunoğlu, who has University, has held managerial positions
been serving as the Director of Actuarial in Auto Insurance, Project and Change
Services at MAPFRE Sigorta since 2018, Management, Internal Audit, Actuarial,
Volkan Dursunoğlu, who has assumed the has been appointed as Deputy General and Analytical fields throughout his
position of Director of Actuarial Services Manager of Operations and a member insurance career until now.

Unico Sigorta Employees and Istanbul Agents Gathered for Iftar

Unico Sigorta, operating with an understanding of valuing further advance our successes.”
all processes and inspiring trust, organized an iftar dinner
for its employees and Istanbul agents. Approximately 450 Later in the evening, taking the stage as the first guest of
people attended the event, with Prof. Dr. Özgür Demirtaş as Unico Sigorta’s Continuous Development Talks, Prof. Dr.
the guest speaker. Özgür Demirtaş evaluated the past 10 years of the economies
of America, Europe, and Turkey. He provided insights on
Bringing together its 250 employees and Istanbul agents the parameters agents should follow to provide financial
during the blessed month of Ramadan, Unico Sigorta embraced foresight.
the spirit of abundance and sharing. During Unico Sigorta’s
traditional iftar dinner, attending agents also discussed the Professor Dr. Özgür Demirtaş continued his speech on the
new business plan period focused on the theme of “Continuous topic of “Science, Economy, Finance, the Future, and You,”
Improvement.” Following the meal, guest speaker Prof. Dr. also addressing questions from the participants. Demirtaş
Özgür Demirtaş, as the inaugural guest of Unico Sigorta’s expressed his happiness by stating, “Meeting today with such
Continuous Development Talks, discussed what institutions a highly energetic and financially conscious audience has
and individuals need to consider for financial sustainability. brought me great joy. Both the questions raised and their
active engagement made for a delightful evening with Unico
Unico Sigorta General Manager Ender Güzeler emphasized Sigorta employees and partners. Looking forward to meeting
that they declared 2024 as the year of “Horizontal again...”
Communication, Technological Development,” stating, “Iftar
gatherings symbolize unity, solidarity, and love. During
the blessed month of Ramadan, filled with the blessings of
sharing and renewal, I am delighted to come together with
our valuable employees and agents who bring our institutional
goals and stable growth trajectory to life. On this occasion,
to show that we haven’t forgotten our fellow citizens affected
by the earthquake disaster and to express our support, we
also provided iftar dinners to earthquake victims in Hatay
and Iskenderun.”

Güzeler emphasized his pleasure in reuniting with Istanbul
agents after a long time, stating, “We will continue the
growth momentum achieved in 2023 with exciting projects
in 2024. We will continue to renew and develop constantly to