Insurance Company Unison Hosts Gala Dinner for Turkish Companies

Insurance Company UNISON, along with the Georgian and Turkish Businessmen Association GURTIAD, hosted a Gala Dinner on Friday, January 29th, at the Courtyard Marriott hotel in Tbilisi.

The event was designed to introduce the insurance service line specially tailored to Turkish companies operating in Georgia and first of all for the member companies of GURTIAD.

The Turkish Ambassador to Georgia, representatives of well-known Turkish and European insurance companies and the management bodies of over 50 largest Turkish companies operating in Georgia attended the Dinner.

Unison General Director, Vasil Akhrakhadze, presented the Company’s new insurance project, highlighting the important aspects of the new insurance service line and importance of the cooperation between Turkish and Georgian businessmen.

“Unison always paid attention to providing service to companies with foreign investment, and such companies always hold a significant share in our portfolio. Since its establishment in 2011, Unison has strengthened its position on a corporate level as well as on the retail market and formed a diversified portfolio. We became the leader on the property market, especially in the energy sector with a 32% market share. However, it did not prevent the company from remaining flexible and innovative. Unison is named as the most reinsured company on the Georgian insurance market, because we always try to adapt to the client’s needs.

“As a pure insurer, not affiliated with banking, pharmacy and hospital management, Unison is very flexible and as an independent player it has no conflict of interests with customers and provider companies. That is one of the main reasons why it is much easier and more comfortable for our clients to cooperate with us.

“Nowadays Turkey is one of the largest business partners of Georgia, and the share of Turkish investment significantly grows year after year. We decided to try to take our modest share in developing the mutually beneficial business relationships and created an especially designed Turkish service line. We offer Turkish companies insurance products specially tailored to them. The service envisions the unique opportunity to get partial and full reinsurance with Turkish reinsurance companies, Turkish language support with a personal manager, as well as electronic service support on mobile applications and online sales with minimal bureaucracy. What is highly important is that these products and offers will be strongly harmonized with the offerings on the Turkish insurance market. We are very proud that today, for the first time in Georgia, we have the chance to present the service to this wide audience, and we have received very positive feedback not only from the organizations presented here, but also from our partner reinsurance companies and, what is most important, from the Turkish Embassy,” Akhrakhadze declared.

Turkish Ambassador to Georgia, his Excellency Zeki Levent Gümrükçü, noted that he will always support such events which contribute to forming close business and cultural relationships between two countries and, as the representative of the Turkish government, he continues to promote Turkish investment in Georgia. The Ambassador welcomed the new initiative of Unison and also underlined the role of the GURTIAD in forming favorable relations between Turkish and Georgian businessmen.

Representative of London based Willis brocker, Namik Gulsun, said his company’s relationship with Unison started last year. “Unison was demonstrating great entrepreneurship – we starting talking and, luckily, you see the progress today,” Gulsun said, underscoring the close relationship between the two companies.

“Unison presents us opportunities from an insurance point of view and we are providing reinsurance and know-how. It is a very close partner relationship at this moment. I believe that the relationship will lead to something really significant,” Namik Gulsun told GEORGIA TODAY.

According to the representative of the Turkish Anadolu Insurance Company, Ülkem Devrim Aksar, [their] interest in the Georgian market made it possible for them to find Unison and do business. “Through the Turkish investors we are seeking new business opportunities in Georgia and Unison is part of it,” Aksar declared. Anadolu Company’s main focus in Georgia leans towards the construction sector as the one it is most active in in the country. “On this path, we find Unison a credible partner,” Aksar concluded.

Among other eye-catching advantages in the Georgian market, Unison is distinguished with its highly-rated reinsurance support, wide range of corporate customers, simplified insurance procedure and minimum bureaucracy, including competitive rates and low deductibles. Moreover, Unison is oriented on establishing long-term insurance cooperation and increasing their clients’ loyalty toward the company.

Unison was first to present the functional insurance mobile application through which insurance services has become even more rapid and of higher quality. By using the App the claim regulation procedures became much easier and service time shortened significantly. Unison, also for the first time in Georgia, introduced the fastest claim regulation line - “48 Hours” which is unique even in the region.

Unison hopes that such initiatives will provide easy access for Turkish investments to develop more stably in Georgia.

Zviad Adzinbaia

01 February 2016 19:52