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Financial Services Financial And Insurance Activities Insurance, Reinsurance And Pension Funding, Except Compulsory Social Security 65.1 - Insurance
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 July 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Spanish insurance services company Mapfre, present in 49 countries, announced the creation of 150 new jobs in light of the opening of 60 new offices and work centers dedicated to car services and customer service.
The company has 1.2 million customers, 750 employees, 270 offices and 10 car service centres in the region of Madrid. The company represents an important player in the Spanish and global insurance sector, being the tenth company in Europe and the third in all of Latin America.
Eurofound (2019), Mapfre, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 98216, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/98216.
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