The Polish Insurance Association gave money to five firefighting schools of the State Fire Service to purchase specialist pumps with fixtures. Such devices are necessary to provide help in areas affected by floods.
Over 500 honorary guests participated in the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Polish Insurance Association. On the first day of the ceremonies, the representatives of the Chancellery of President awarded people who particularly contributed to creating a modern insurance market in Poland with state orders and insignia.
Within the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Polish Insurance Association, the Association organized an international academic conference titled “Economic Ideas after the Global Crisis.” We had the honour to host Prof. Edward Prescott, the winner of the Alfred Nobel Prize of the Bank of Sweden in 2004. Other honorary guests included Prof. Leszek Balcerowicz, Prof. Witold Orłowski and Tommy Persson, The President of CEA.
On the occasion of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Polish Insurance Association, President Bronisław Komorowski awarded state orders to people who particularly contributed to the development of the insurance market in Poland.
An Extraordinary Meeting of the Polish Insurance Association held yesterday has chosen Marek Czerski, the President of the Board of PTR SA for a member of the Audit Committee of PIU.
On the 21 July, during Expo 2010 in Shanghai the representatives of the Polish insurance market met the representatives of the insurance sector in China. The aim of the seminar was the presentation of the Polish market and mutual exchange of experience. The problems and matters are very similar in both countries despite differences between these two rapidly developing markets.
We would like to present a questionnaire concerning the practice within the mutual relations between an internal auditor and a expert auditor.
Owing to the direct cooperation of PIU and the governmental administration established on the day when flood alarm was raised, on the Friday session, the Parliament had the opportunity to present information concerning the help from insurers to the casualties of the disaster.
On the 8th of April 2010, the first reading of the Bill took place during the session of the Public Finances Committee. The Bill concerned the Act on Banking Law, Act on Insurance Activity, Act on Investment funds, Act on the Management of Financial Instruments and the Act on the Control over the Financial Market accompanied with executive drafts of the acts. The project was aimed at the execution of the EU Law.
Paweł Kolbarczyk, the Head of the Accident and Health Insurance Committee of PIU and the director of Health Insurance PZU Życie S.A. will take part in the debate “Health Insurance and the Efficiency of the Health Care System” which will be held on the 15th April at the Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw.
