24th September 2023
Santander is advancing towards the launch of Santander Insurance Holding, a new company to reorganise and
oversee its insurance businesses across the world. Santander Insurance Holding will enhance the Group's
insurance operations, with a simpler structure, a better proposition and excellent customer service in all of the
bank's markets. Following registration of Santander Insurance Holding, the bank has appointed its leaders.
Francisco del Cura, who has been at Grupo Santander for over 18 years and is the current global head of Insurance, will chair the board and oversee relations with partners, supervisors and industry associations.
Armando Baquero, former Santander Strategy director and cfo of Wealth Management & Insurance, rejoins
the bank after several years working in insurTech to be Global head of Insurance and ceo of Santander
Insurance Holding. Both will report to Víctor Matarranz, Senior evp of Grupo Santander and Global head of Wealth Management & Insurance. The appointments are subject to regulatory approval.
Santander Insurance Holding will preside over the bank’s insurance companies and will report to Spain’s
insurance regulator. According to Víctor Matarranz: “The new structure will enable us to enhance our value
proposition and customer service, coordinate management of our insurance companies, and strengthen
oversight.” SantanderInsurance Holding is expected to complete the integration of the businesses, subsidiaries
and joint ventures by the end of this year.
Santander runs its insurance business through wholly-owned companies, special distribution agreements, and
partnerships with other insurers, like Mapfre and Aegon in Spain and Portugal, Zurich and HDI Global in Latin
America; Allianz in Poland, and CNP Assurance for the global Santander Consumer business.
Insurance is a key business area in Grupo Santander. Last year, its contribution to Group profits grew 18% yearon-year to E1,458m(without one-off, non-recurrent effects on the 2021 financial statements and 3% with those effects). Fee income reached E1,714 million euros, up 10%.
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