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Financial Services Financial And Insurance Activities Insurance, Reinsurance And Pension Funding, Except Compulsory Social Security 65.1 - Insurance
230 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 January 2022
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Spanish insurance services company Mapfre, present in 49 countries, announced the creation of 230 new jobs among all its business areas in Spain. The most sought-after profile is insurance and financial products sales agent. The company offers initial training with official accreditation. The basic salary for this position is 1,100 euros full-time. In addition, Mapfre offers a variable salary depending on the sales targets achieved.
This announcement comes after the implementation of a voluntary redundancy plan for its workforce, which affected 250 people in 2021.
Eurofound (2022), Mapfre, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 106294, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/106294.
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