Compulsory Earthquake Insurance

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Earthquake insurance for earthquakes in Turkey is compulsory [1] [2] [3] for residential buildings in urban areas. [4] However it is often not enforced. [4]

The Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool was created shortly after the 1999 İzmit earthquake [5] [4] and is making payments for the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake. [6]

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References

  1. "DASK | Natural Disaster Insurance Institution | Home Page". dask.gov.tr. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  2. "How Earthquake Insurance Works in Turkey". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  3. https://www.tcip.gov.tr.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 1 2 3 "Global Reinsurers to Bear Bulk of Losses From Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Fitch". Insurance Journal. 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  5. Gurenko, Eugene; Lester, Rodney; Mahul, Olivier; Gonulal, Serap Oguz (2006). "Earthquake Insurance in Turkey : History of the Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool". Washington, DC.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "TCIP made claims payments within 24 hours of quake, notified reinsurers: Türk Reasürans CEO - Reinsurance News". ReinsuranceNe.ws. 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-15.