BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 25. Azerbaijan poses an interesting market for Belarusian insurers, General Director of the Belarusian Association of Insurers Irina Merzlyakova told Trend on the sidelines of the Azerbaijan International Insurance Forum-2024 (AIIF-2024).
"The Azerbaijan Forum has become a unique platform for dialogue among representatives of European countries, the Caucasus region, and Central Asia, providing participants with a broad range of networking opportunities. The Belarusian delegation, which included 10 companies, among them representatives of insurance and reinsurance organizations, actively participated in this event.
We presented the Belarusian market to showcase the changes happening in our country and emphasized our commitment to strengthening ties with the associations of Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan, as well as with reinsurance markets. The Belarusian association is focusing on the eastern direction, and it's crucially important for us to establish cooperation with colleagues from these countries.
We are ready to sign agreements for the exchange of experiences and the organization of joint seminars. During the forum, we held productive negotiations with the Azerbaijani association, confirming our readiness to enhance the interaction," she added.
To note, AIIF-2024 was held on June 20–21.
The two-day forum featured panel discussions on topics relevant to the local and global insurance markets, such as motor and health insurance, as well as the role of insurance in climate risk management.