In the 31st Edition of Warsaw Marathon, the runners for the first time could compete for the prizes in the category of insurance companies. The PIU Running Cup 2008, organised by the Polish Insurance Association, enabled the employees of insurance companies to represent their companies and compete in a relay race (in the scope of the programme “Running-Friendly Company”) organised a day before the main race, as well as take part in the main race.
The winners of the PIU Running Cup in the 31st Warsaw Marthon were the PZU 4 team and, in the individual race, Piotr Żach from the Generali & Friends team. Second place in the relay race was the Generali Running Team & Friends, while the third place – PZU 2 team. In the individual race, the second place was taken by Andrzej Kolisz from PZU, and the third place was Tomasz Świdziński from Compensa. On Saturday, 26th September, right after the relay race for the insurers, the winners received the prizes from Jan Grzegorz Prądzyński, the President of the Polish Insurance Association, and Andrzej Piekarczyk, the President of the Management Board of the Generali Group which have been cooperating with the Warsaw Marathon Foundation for several years.
10 teams, composed of six people each, took part in the first relay race for the insurers. PZU and Generali were represented by four teams each (including one team composed of the friends of Generali); two other teams were the Ergo Hestia team (we thank the runners for coming a few hundred kilometres just to participate in the contest!) and the PIU Insurance Team, composed of representatives of several insurance companies. Forty contestants took part in the individual race for insurers. “Dziennik Ubezpieczeniowy” daily was a sponsor of the event.
The Polish Insurance Association already started the preparations for the next year’s edition of the Warsaw Marathon; we hope that next year, even more insurers will participate in the event.
In June of 2008, the Polish Insurance Association organized a six-a-side indoor football tournament for the insurance companies – PIU Cup 2008. It was a very successful debut; 16 teams took part in the tournament and the final winner was the Aviva Commercial Union team.
After an exciting final match, the Aviva Commercial Union team defeated the Allianz Polska team 4:3. Third place was taken by Ergo Hestia, fourth place by Generali. Krzysztof Kaczor of Allianz Polska became the top scorer of the tournament, after scoring 16 goals. Paweł Majewski of Aviva Commercial Union was declared the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
We invite to see the photos taken during the tournament.
The teams were divided into 4 groups. The division was: Group A: Warta, SKOK, Liberty Direct and Aviva Commercial Union; Group B: KUKE, Hestia, BRE Ubezpieczenia and Link 4; Group C: Gras Savoye, ING, Warta Życie and TUW TUZ; Group D: Biuro Rzecznika Ubezpieczonych, Nordea, Allianz and Generali.
Results of Group A
1. Aviva Commercial Union – 9 pts., total goals – 18:5,
2. Warta – 6 pts., 12:3,
3. Liberty Direct – 3 pts., 5:11,
4. SKOK – 0, 1:17,
Results of Group B
1. Ergo Hestia – 6 pts., total goals – 20:2,
2. Link 4 – 6 pts., 9:6,
3. BRE Ubezpieczenia – 3 pts., 6:18,
4. KUKE – 0 pts., 5:14.
Results of Group C
1. Warta Życie – 7 pts., total goals – 17:9,
2. TUW TUZ – 6 pts., 15:12,
3. Gras Savoye – 4 pts., 8:8,
4. ING – 0 pts., 5:16,
Results of Group D
1. Allianz Polska – 9 pts., total goals – 19:3,
2. Generali – 6 pts., 16:7,
3. Nordea – 3 pts., 7:16,
4. Rzecznik Ubezpieczonych – 0 pts., 4:20
The best two teams from each group played in quarterfinals, the results of which can be seen below:
Link 4 – Aviva Commercial Union 1:4,
Warta Życie – Generali 3:4,
Ergo Hestia – TUW TUZ 5:3,
Allianz Polska – Warta 7:2,
Results of the semi-finals:
Aviva Commercial Union – Generali 3:0
Ergo Hestia – Allianz Polska 2:5
Finally, Allianz Polska and Aviva Commercial Union teams met in the final match, won by Aviva 4:3 after an exciting and interesting match. In the match for the third place, Ergo Hestia defeated Generali 7:1.
Final classification
1. Aviva Commercial Union
2. Allianz Polska
3. Ergo Hestia
4. Generali
5. – 8.
Link 4
TUW TUZ
Warta
Warta Życie
9. – 16.
BRE Ubezpieczenia
Gras Savoye
ING
KUKE
Liberty Direct
Nordea
Rzecznik Ubezpieczonych
SKOK
Insurance Journalist of the Year
Regina Skibińska, Rzeczpospolita
Insurance Article/Broadcast of the Year
Małgorzata Kolińska-Dąbrowska, Gazeta Wyborcza
Debut
Malwina Wrotniak, Bankier.pl
Editor of the Year
Radio TOK FM
Insurance Journalist of the Year
Marcin Jaworski, Gazeta Prawna
Insurance Article/Broadcast of the Year
Aleksandra Kurowska, Parkiet
Debut
Marta Kasperek, Miesięcznik Ubezpieczeniowy
Editor of the Year
-prize not awarded
Photos from the prize awarding ceremony are available in the Photo Gallery.
Insurance Journalist of the Year
Marcin Bojanowski, Gazeta Wyborcza
Insurance Article/Broadcast of the Year
Joanna Solska, Polityka
Debut
Patrycja Wacławska, Dziennik Łódzki
Editor of the Year
– prize not awarded
Insurance Journalist of the Year
Andrzej Stec, Gazeta Wyborcza
Insurance Article/Broadcast of the Year
Marcin Tarczyński, Parkiet
Debut
Grzegorz Nawacki, Puls Biznesu
Editor of the Year
Dziennik Zachodni, Katowice
The Management Board of the Polish Insurance Association also awarded a special prize for Waldemar Czerniszewski, the author of a cycle of articles entitled „ABC of motor insurance”, published in “Wysokie Obroty” supplement to “Gazeta Wyborcza”.
Insurance Journalist of the Year
Marcin Jaworski, Gazeta Prawna
Insurance Article/Broadcast of the Year
Beata Sypuła, Dziennik Zachodni
Debut
Dorota Siudowska–Mieszkowska, Motor, Raport Finansowy
and Mateusz Rzemek, Rzeczpospolita
Editor of the Year
Gazeta Prawna
Insurance Journalist of the Year
Tomasz Brzeziński, Parkiet
Insurance Article/Broadcast of the Year
Cezary Szymanek and Mateusz Ostrowski, Radio PiN
Debut
-prize not awarded
Editor of the Year
-prize not awarded
Insurance Journalist of the Year
Aleksandra Biały, Rzeczpospolita
Insurance Article/Broadcast of the Year
-prize not awarded
Debut
Marek Wyszkowski, ebroker.pl
Editor of the Year
-prize not awarded
In Leon Kozicki Contest 2009 for the best final thesis, the Management Board of the Polish Insurance Association, on the motion of the Evaluation Committee, decided to award the first prize to Joanna Zawarska for the thesis: “Selected sources of legal liability of executive members of companies and available insurance solutions”, written under supervision of prof. Jerzy Handschke, PhD from the Poznan University of Economics.
The thesis was awarded for the content-related value, cognitive value and original take on the subject.
The second prize was awarded to Janusz Wozowczyk for the thesis entitled “The ruin theory in relation to the standard financial analysis as an alternative method of rating the financial situation of the insurer”, also written at Poznan University of Economics and supervised by prof. Jerzy Handschke, PhD. The third prize was awarded to Grzegorz Dudczak for the thesis titled „Green Card System and 4th Motor Insurance Directive as a complementary tool of protecting the injured party after transboundary vehicle accidents”, supervised by Marcin Orlicki, PhD from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.
Photos from the prize awarding ceremony can be seen in the Photo Gallery.
The Polish Insurance Association invites all the students writing their final theses to take part in the next edition of our contest.
