Aksigorta is an insurance company in
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
, belonging to
Sabancı Holding
Hacı Ömer Sabancı Holding A.Ş., commonly abbreviated as Sabancı Holding, is an industrial and financial conglomerate with headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey. The company's primary activities are in financial services, energy (electricity generat ...
in partnership with Belgian insurer
Ageas
Ageas is a Belgian multinational insurance company co-headquartered in Brussels. Ageas is Belgium's largest insurer and operates in 14 countries worldwide. The company was renamed from Fortis Holding in April 2010 and consists of those insurance ...
, an international insurance company with more than 180 years experience in the sector. Ageas has acquired a 31% stake in Aksigorta, paying USD 220 million for shares previously owned by Sabancı Holding. As a result of this acquisition, Ageas and Sabancı Holding now have equal control of the company.
Area of activity
Founded in 1960 in the cities of
Adana
Adana (; ; ) is a major city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the Mediterranean Sea. The administrative seat of Adana Province, Adana province, it has a population of 2.26 million.
Adana lies in the heart ...
and
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
to serve companies within the Sabancı Group, Aksigorta is today one of Turkey's leading insurance companies.
Aksigorta operates throughout Turkey with 578 employees, 1,500 independent agencies, 30 brokerage houses, the 900 branches of sister company
Akbank
Akbank T.A.Ş. is one of the largest banks in Turkey. Founded in 1948, , it had revenues of nearly TL 13.7 billion. Listed on the Borsa Istanbul, its largest shareholders are members of the Sabancı family. Akbank is a bank that offers vehicle ...
, and a network of nearly 4,500 contracted institutions.
Board of directors
Social responsibility
The “Risk And Safety” art project
Aksigorta's second biggest social responsibility project Works based on the ‘Risk and Safety’ theme were exhibited at the
Kanyon Shopping Mall
Kanyon (meaning Canyon in Turkish) is a multi-purpose complex located on the Büyükdere Avenue in the Levent business district of Istanbul, Turkey. Opened on 6 June 2006, it unites a 160-store shopping mall (covering an area of 37,500 m2), a 30 ...
,
Sabancı Center and the Aksigorta Buildings in Beyoğlu and Fındıklı, followed by a tour of various universities in Anatolia.
“Keep Living, Turkey”
More than 1 million people were educated on protecting against natural disasters through a variety of seminars and training sessions.
Aksigorta Fire and Earthquake Simulation Center
Established in 1996 in Istanbul to provide children with training to protect themselves from catastrophes like fire and earthquakes, and to raise their awareness of insurance.
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Companies of Turkey