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TII pioneers the sector also on environmental issues

TII published its Environmental Policy that almost all companies of the developed countries have and which is acknowledged as the first step in establishing the consciousness on environment (www.tsev.org.tr). TII Environmental Policy not only covers the measures to reduce the carbon emissions released to the atmosphere but also is qualified to lead the establishment of an insurance sector sensitive to the environmental issues and operates according to the international standards.

Based on its Environmental Policy, TII prepared its own “environmental report card”. According to the report card, prepared with respect to the carbon emissions released to the atmosphere, TII has to plant approximately 75 trees every year in order to offset its carbon emissions. Currently, TII plants one tree for every graduate of Basic Insurance Training Programme (95 trees) and from now on, it is decided to plant one tree for every three-hours of other training programmes. As a result, TII will forest well above (approximately 250-300 trees) the level of carbon emissions that it releases to the atmosphere.

In addition to its Environmental Policy, TII is taking its activities and cooperation on environment to the international level. In this framework, TII establishes common grounds of action with international organizations and initiatives such as UN Environmental Programme Finance Initiative with different activities as well as through deciding to adopt the principles of UN Global Compact.

TII organized an in-house training for its own staff on global warming as a part of its Environmental Policy. The training has begun with the presentation of TII Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suna Özyüksel Oksay on the emergence of global warming, its impact to the world in general and to the insurance sector in particular. Following Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suna Özyüksel Oksay, International Relations Unit Expert Özge Zihnioğlu have explained the current measures adopted as well as the actions to be taken in the future, TII’s international cooperation on this issue and TII Environmental Policy. Already taking all the measures in power and water consumption, TII staff had a general discussion on the future actions of TII on environment and on the role TII will assume in insurance sector.

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TII Turkish Music Chorus has begun the rehearsals

TII Turkish Music Chorus, composed of participants from all areas of the insurance sector has begun its rehearsals. TII gets the insurance sector together with joy and happiness in the charm of music during its rehearsals after working hours.

TII Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suna Özyüksel Oksay, also a member of the chorus, expressed her satisfaction about the rehearsal: “Music nourishes the soul. Our Institute provides an environment in which the insurance sector can spend joyful time away from the stress during their time after the heavy working hours. Apart from the insurance companies, the members of our chorus include brokers, agents and loss adjusters. The music to which you listen reflects upon your soul and your efficiency. Looking at the history, we see that the inventor of kanun and ud, the well-known musicologist Farabi, makes the people fist laugh and then cry with his instrument. Furthermore, musicologists have proven that certain modes of Turkish music help to cure various illnesses. In short, as TII, we would be very glad to improve the efficiency of the insurance sector with our chorus established to be a part of the insurance sector and through the use of music.”

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TRAININGS

Short Term Training Programmes continue with different and new programmes

Short Term Training Programmes summer term is completed The second term of the Short Term Training Programmes has been completed in July. In addition to “General Overview of the Employee Side Benefit Costs”, “Principles and Legal Decisions Concerning Carrier’s Liability in Accordance with CMR and Turkish Law” and “Marketing for Executives” training programmes have also been repeated.

As the last training programme of the summer term, “Key Points in the Actuaries of Trusts and Funds” training programme was successfully completed. This training programme was planned to lay the basis of the foresight on the size of the funds by displaying the key points of the actuaries of the trusts and funds. The last term of the 2008 Short Term Training Programmes will begin in the second half of September.

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Legal practitioners of the sector came together with TII programme

Aiming to cover the training needs of Turkish insurance sector with its trainings on different subjects, TII widened the scope of its trainings with Legal English Training Programme. In this respect, an intense, 30-hours training programme was given between July 7-18, for those who aim at improving their oral and verbal skills on law and who are employed at the legal departments of insurance sector or carrying out their academic studies. The participants with intermediate level of English have improved their skills on drafting a contract, carrying out effective verbal communication with local and international customers and using the basic concepts in legal language. The programme also assisted the participants in their understanding of the legal concepts, with their English and demonstrated the professional communication techniques and understanding as well as working over the legal texts.

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RESEARCH - PUBLICATIONS

“Appreciation” is the most important factor that will improve the efficiency of the staff

According to the results of the questionnaire in May on TII web site on “the reasons that will improve your efficiency in your office”, “Appreciation / Rewarding” has been the most popular with 26.6%. This was followed by “Peaceful working environment” by 24.5%. “Less work” is at the end of the list with 2.5%.

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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS - PROJECTS

TII participated at the Azerbaijan International Insurance Forum

Head of Education Unit Sema Bilgin and International Relations Unit Expert Özge Zihnioğlu have participated at the International Insurance Forum to represent TII, which was organized for the first time by Azerbaijan Ministry of Finance and Azerbaijan Insurance Association on July 10-11 2008. Bilgin and Zihnioğlu have met the representatives of the insurance sector of Azerbaijan and other Central Asian countries and discussed the specific training needs of the companies.

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