Founded as Turkey's first life insurance company in 1990, Anadolu Hayat Sigorta was transformed into a Private Pension company in 2003 and started operating under the name Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş.


1990 Anadolu Hayat Sigorta A.Ş. was founded as Turkey’s first life insurance company taking over the life insurance activities carried out by Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta Şirketi.

1991 Regional branches were opened in Ankara, Bursa, Adana and İzmir.

1992 Comprehensive Health Insurance policies were started to be issued.

1995 First pay-outs on maturity were made in the “Insurance of the Future”.

1998 Ankara Branch Office was renamed to Central Anatolia Regional Office.

1999 Lefkoşa Branch was set up in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to conduct life insurance activities. Sirkeci and Kadıköy branches were opened.

2000 Anadolu Hayat Sigorta A.Ş. became the first and only life insurance company whose shares are publicly traded. The company was relocated to İş Towers in December which also houses İşbank subsidiaries.

2001 “Life for everyone” policy, Turkey’s first-ever insurance coverage without any age limitation and without requiring any health conditions was introduced.Bursa, Adana, İzmir and İstanbul branches were reorganized as Marmara, South Anatolia, Aegean, İstanbul 1st and İstanbul 2nd regional offices.

2002 Upon publication of the “Private Pension Savings and Investment System Law”, an application was filed to be transformed into a private pension company in order to operate in this field.

2003 Upon the transformation permission from the Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry Undersecretariat of Treasury, the company received the license and started to operate under the name Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik A.Ş. The first private pension contract was issued on October 27.

2004 Undersigning yet another first, Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik introduced the “Pension Plan for Housewives” that provides income for housewives without social security and supplementary income in older ages.According to legislation the company’s health insurance portfolio and activities were transferred to Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta Şirketi.Online payment of private pension contributions and life insurance premiums via internet was enabled.

2005 Bancassurance activities carried out with the parent company İşbank were expanded by agency agreements with Türk Ekonomi Bankası A.Ş. (TEB) and HSBC Bank A.Ş. (HSBC).

2006 With the support of the Ministry of National Education, the company initiated the social responsibility project “Girls, the Insurance of our Future” in cooperation with the Association for Supporting Contemporary Living (ÇYDD) planned to last 8 years.Bancassurance activities were expanded through agency agreements with Anadolubank A.Ş. and TSKB A.Ş.

2007 First pensioners of the private pension system were entitled to pension benefits.The company website was renovated enabling online transactions for private pension accounts.An agency agreement was signed with Bank Pozitif A.Ş. A photography contest titled “Shots from Life as Seen by Women” was organized.

2008 PPS+ packages were started to be sold covering either one of “Life Insurance with Serious Illness Cover”, “Annual Life Insurance” or “Life for Everyone Insurance” products in addition to the Private Pension Plan.Mobile signature implementation was put into life, making Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik the first and only insurance and pension company enabling customers to get a private pension plan using the Internet or their cell phones.A new variant was added to life insurance policies issued in connection with loans, and Loan Support Insurance incorporating unemployment cover was added to its product range.Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik became the first pension company to hit the 300,000 participants mark under the private pension system.The company exceeded TRY 1 billion in total funds.The competition “Young Ideas by Owner” was launched, thereby enabling university students’ idea conception related to the industry.“Shots from Life as Seen by Women” photography contest has been held for the second time.

2009 The Company became the first pension company to reach 400,000 participants in the private pension system (PPS).The Company became a member of the Insurance Arbitration System.Targeting credit card customers, Credit Card Support Insurance policy was launched.“PPS+Support” package was started to be sold covering private pension plan contributions.“PPS+Critical+Support” package was put on sale which provides cover for contribution payments of private pension customers in the event of serious illness and disablement. It also provides death cover.Private Pension Plans portfolio was further expanded with “Master’s Pension Plan”, which incorporates the special features of “Life-Cycle Fund Exchange Model” and “Auto Re-Balancing System”, a first in Turkey.“Customer Services Center” started operating in İçerenköy, İstanbul.“Shots from Life as Seen by Women” photography contest has been held for the third time.