Pozavarovalnica Sava d.d. former management boardChairman Zvonko Ivanušic filed a lawsuit with the Ljubljana Labor and SocialCourt for alleged unlawful termination of employment contract by the insurer.

Ivanušic requested Sava to reappoint him to the post andasked for the period following the termination to be recognized as time ofservice. The company said Oct. 3 that it intends to file a defense againstIvanušic's claim within the statutory time limit.

Ivanušic was recalled from the post in August. Sava's supervisoryboard chairman, Branko Tomažic, was reported to have unsuccessfully to remove Ivanušicfrom his post because of corporate governance irregularities related to thepurchase of an office building carried out by the management board.