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published on Official Gazette 25318, dated 16.12.2003.
TRAMER, by materializing successful implementations
since its founding, has been presented as an example
by international institutions such as the World Bank for
countries with developing insurance markets. Upon the
success of the implementations, it was decided to convert
to a similar central database practice in different insurance
branches as well as other compulsory insurances and
motor vehicle insurances. With an amendment in 2008,
Insurance Information Center was established under the
Association. TRAMER was converted to a sub-information
center, and also three more sub-information centers were
established, namely Health Insurance Information Center
(SAGMER), Life Insurance Information Center (HAYMER)
and Insurance Claim Monitoring Center (HATMER). With
a change in 2011, the title of the Center was changed
as Insurance Information and Monitoring Center, and
other sub-information centers have been restructured in
accordance with this change.
Insurance Information and Monitoring Center carries out
its studies in insurance branches it gathers data for the
purposes of; having such branch activities performed in a
As Insurance Association of Turkey (TSB)
Assistant Secretary-General, could you share
with us Insurance Information and Monitoring
Center’s (SBM) role in the sector?
The idea of gathering insurance companies’ policy and
claim data in a single center, which is the reason of
establishing SBM, is based on early 2000s in our country.
Especially, issues such as issuing policies with false
information, inability to get information on damages,
inability to detect uninsured vehicles in “Road Motor
Vehicles Compulsory Financial Liability Insurance”, which
is the de first compulsory insurance implemented in our
country, also with the highest obligatory compulsory
product in terms of insurance ratio; caused dissatisfaction
at times for companies, insured parties, traffic accident
sufferers, and regulatory and supervisory authorities. In
order to provide a healthier infrastructure Road Motor
Vehicles Compulsory Financial Liability Insurance, an
insurance used by a wide population, with an important
effect on insurance perception; Traffic Insurances
Information Center (TRAMER) was established under the
Insurance and Reassurance Companies Association of
Turkey (TSRSB, Association) with the Regulations
We interviewed TSB Assistant Secretary-General
Atilla Oksay on SBM’s studies.
SBM’s new
applications
and approaches
will contribute
greatly to our
sector
Atilla OKSAY
,
TSB Assistant Secretary-General
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