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Mapfre appoints Miguel Serrano Loredo as Corporate Director of Administration & Finance
15th April 2026
Mapfre, an international insurance company, has announced the appointment of Miguel Serrano Loredo as its new Corporate Director of Administration and Finance, succeeding Oscar García-Serrano. García-Serrano has held the role since April 2022, and will now step into the position of Chief Executive Officer of Mapfre Colombia, replacing Rafael Prado. Loredo ... Read the full article
Mapfre raises ROE target to above 13% and sets improved CoR for 2026
13th March 2026
Mapfre, a global insurance company, has raised the ambitions of its Strategic Plan for 2026, lifting its ROE target to above 13% and setting its combined ratio target between 93% and 94%. Mapfre’s Annual General Meeting approved the accounts for the 2025 financial year, a record year for the company, with ... Read the full article
Jorge Colomer named CEO of Mapfre Asset Management
13th March 2026
Mapfre, an international insurance company, has announced the appointment of Jorge Colomer as Chief Executive Officer of Mapfre Asset Management (Mapfre AM). Mapfre AM is the asset management arm of Mapfre Group and has more than 30 years of experience managing investments. Headquartered in Spain, Mapfre AM manages over €40 billion ... Read the full article
Prudent management and few cat events drive record 2025 for Mapfre Re
12th February 2026
Mapfre has reported that Mapfre Re, which encompasses its Reinsurance and Global Risks businesses, delivered a record result of €381 million in 2025, an increase of 17.2% year on year, driven by prudent management and the absence of catastrophe events. Of the total, the Reinsurance division contributed €329.5 million, posting a ... Read the full article
LatAm insurtech investment surges 117% in 2025: Mapfre
6th February 2026
The Latin American (LatAm) insurtech market continued its recovery and maturation in 2025, with the number of active companies standing at 536 and investments reaching US$199 million, according to findings from Mapfre’s 11th edition of the ‘LatAm Insurtech Journey’ report. Investment surged 117% year-on-year, making it the third-strongest year on record ... Read the full article
MAPFRE restructures asset management company
22nd December 2025
Spanish insurance company MAPFRE has announced it is restructuring MAPFRE AM, its asset management company, by creating new departments and redefining responsibilities. As part of this move, MAPFRE has created a strategic project development and innovation area, which will integrate initiatives already underway, such as the incorporation of the Aladdin technology ... Read the full article
Underwriting discipline important amid challenging 1/1 renewal: Bueso, MAPFRE Re
18th December 2025
As the reinsurance industry approaches the January 1 renewal season, Carmen Bueso, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) Non-Life at Spanish reinsurer MAPFRE Re, notes that while the current market offers opportunities, the industry must avoid repeating past mistakes. Looking ahead to the upcoming renewal season, Bueso, in an interview with Reinsurance News, ... Read the full article
Global growth outlook strengthens as MAPFRE Economics lifts 2025 forecast
5th December 2025
The latest assessment from international insurance group MAPFRE Economics points to a more favourable environment for insurers worldwide. MAPRE notes that steadier economic conditions, improved financing in major markets and a gentler inflation backdrop are setting the stage for continued expansion across the sector. According to its new projections, life insurance activity ... Read the full article
MAPFRE RE secures €125m cat bond targeting European wind risk
26th November 2025
MAPFRE RE has returned to the catastrophe bond market by sponsoring a new €125 million, three-year issuance specifically designed to protect its European risk portfolio against extreme wind events, which constitute the firm's main catastrophic exposure in the region. This 2025 transaction, executed through the Irish-domiciled SPV Recoletos Re DAC, Read the full article
Fitch upgrades MAPFRE’s credit rating on strong business performance, assigns stable outlook
20th November 2025
Rating agency Fitch has upgraded the credit rating for Spanish insurance company MAPFRE, assigning an ‘A’ issuer rating, up from ‘A-’, with a stable outlook. Fitch attributed this credit rating decision to the company’s improved business performance and positive earnings forecasts. At the same time, the rating agency also raised MAPFRE Asistencia’s ... Read the full article
A return to the challenges of two to three years ago ‘out of the question’, says MAPFRE RE’s Meyerhoff
21st October 2025
Mark Meyerhoff, Chief Regional Officer, EMEA at Spanish reinsurer MAPFRE RE, has said that as brokers push for earnings protection and frequency covers, he considers “a return to the situation of two or three years ago to be out of the question.” In an interview with Reinsurance News around the Baden-Baden ... Read the full article
MAPFRE establishes global technology hubs in Spain, Colombia, and Brazil
8th October 2025
MAPFRE, an international insurance company, has announced the creation of three new technology hubs as part of its broader transformation plan. The initiative focuses on strengthening the company’s technological structure and enhancing its ability to address the needs of both businesses and customers. Spain, Colombia, and Brazil have been selected as the ... Read the full article
MAPFRE updates Innovation Model to accelerate growth
25th September 2025
Spanish insurer MAPFRE has announced an update to its innovation model, aiming to increase agility, encourage collaboration, and maximise the effectiveness of company initiatives. The new model, MAPFRE Innovación, is already operational and will serve as a strategic guide for the coming years. It is viewed as a tool to create ... Read the full article
MAPFRE joins Blue Marble’s owner consortium through investment
9th September 2025
MAPFRE, a Spanish insurer and insurance group in Latin America, has joined the consortium of climate insurer Blue Marble as its newest owner through an investment in the company. Blue Marble is backed by a consortium of insurers committed to closing the protection gap for climate-vulnerable communities. This latest development brings the ... Read the full article
MAPFRE examines how AI will transform the insurance industry by 2035
4th August 2025
In a recent study, MAPFRE explores the future role of insurance in a world shaped by artificial intelligence (AI) by 2035, provisioning four plausible future scenarios to understand how these technology advances could affect people’s daily interactions and the key trends insurers must prepare for. In the study "The Future of ... Read the full article
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