The Polish Insurance Association took the patronage over further special supplements to “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.” During winter holidays, the most popular topics are travels and travel insurance. The first supplement on this topic was included in “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna” on the 22nd of January and the next one was issued on the 12 of February the same year.

The General Meeting of the Polish Insurance Association appointed Witold Wilkowiak for the Vice President of the Board of PIU.

The Polish Insurance Association approved of another member – Atradius Credit Insurance NV Spółka Akcyjna, Branch in Poland. At present the insurance self-government gathers 80 members.

The Polish Insurance Association became a substantial partner of the special supplement to „Dziennik Gazeta Prawna,” devoted to the subject of insurances. It was issued within the paper on the 9th Decmber this year.

Another unit joined the Polish Insurance Association: RGA International Reinsurance Company Limited, Branch in Poland. At present, the Association gathers 79 units.

Almost 40 people, mainly students participated in the lecture devoted to the idea of private health insurances. The lecture was conducted by Stanisław Borkowski, the Member of the Board of Directors of the Allianz Polska SA.

Another unit joined the Polish Insurance Association: Inter Partner Assistance SA, Branch in Poland. At present, the Association consists of 78 units.

During a special ceremony the prizes of the Polish Insurance Association were awarded in the Leon Kozicki competition for the best MA theses as well as in the journalist competition.
The ceremony was held in Lubomirski Palace, the seat of the Business Center Club. The special guest of the evening was Prof. Jarzy Bralczyk, who gave lecture on the language of insurance. In a humorous way, he attributed the greatest importance to the word “insurance.”

The Polish Insurance Association informs that the Official Journal of the European Union No. L 263/11 from the 7th of October 2009 published a “Directive of the European Parliament the Council 2009/103/EC from the 16th September 2009 on the third party liability insurance or damages resulting from the traffic of motor vehicles and executing the mandatory character of this type of liability insurance.”

The Polish Insurance Association together with the Faculty of Economic Sciences of the University of Warsaw have launched the Insurance Knowledge Sharing Programme on Insurances. It is addressed to the students and scientific staff of the faculty as well as the whole University.