Mercado Pago to sell Prudential’s accident and life insurance in Argentina
Expanding its insurtech product offering, Mercado Pago will begin offering Prudential Seguros of Argentina’s personal accident and life insurance coverage in Argentina, providing protection to consumers not previously reached by this type of coverage.
The service provides Mercado Pago users a fully digital, simple and accessible user experience from purchase to claim management. Consumers can purchase Prudential of Argentina’s life products, along with health benefits such as telemedicine, emergency dental assistance, and pharmacy discounts. Entrepreneurs and self-employed workers can also access personal accident and disability insurance as well as injury and hospitalization income in the event their injuries prevent them from working.
The offering in Argentina expands the partnership between Prudential and Mercado Pago that began in July in Brazil. Mercado Pago, a platform on Mercado Libre, the largest e-commerce ecosystem in Latin America, will offer Prudential of Argentina’s products in partnership with reinsurer Swiss Re and Klimber, a digital company that specializes in using technology to create a seamless customer experience.
“As we continue to grow in Argentina, we are seeking strategic partners that allow us to offer more and better products, with the reliability of Prudential, to the greatest number of people and in ways they want to purchase them,” said Mauricio Zanatta, president and CEO of Prudential Seguros of Argentina. “Partnering with Mercado Pago allows millions of users to access the protection and health products they need in an agile and simply way.”
“Integrating these insurance products with our existing savings, payments and credit products round out our financial inclusion value proposition,” said Carlos Cernadas, senior director of insurtech for Mercado Pago. “After launching cellphone theft and damage insurance this year, we listened to our clients and identified their concerns about protecting their families from the unexpected. And the result is the launch of life and personal accident insurance in partnership with Prudential of Argentina and Klimber.”
“We are accessing a segment that, until now, has not been reached by anyone,” said Julian Bersano, CEO and founder of Klimber. “The creation of accessible personal insurance that works as a financial protection tool is an unprecedented innovation in the life insurance market and insurance in general.”
Αργεντινή: Απεβίωσε σε ηλικία 90 ετών ο πρώην πρόεδρος Κάρλος Μένεμ
Ο πρώην πρόεδρος της Αργεντινής Κάρλος Μένεμ απεβίωσε σε ηλικία 90 ετών, μετέδωσαν σήμερα τα τοπικά μέσα ενημέρωσης.
Ο βετεράνος πολιτικός και δικηγόρος υπήρξε πρόεδρος της Αργεντινής από το 1989 μέχρι το 1999.
Το τελευταίο διάστημα νοσηλευόταν, αντιμετωπίζοντας σοβαρά προβλήματα υγείας.
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Deutsche Bank finances the construction of Dr. Felipe Lucini maternity hospital in Córdoba, Argentina
Deutsche Bank Spain’s Structured Trade & Export Finance group, part of the Corporate Bank, has arranged financing for the construction of the Dr. Felipe Lucini maternity hospital in Córdoba, the capital of city of Córdoba Province, Argentina.
The loan, which will also finance the purchase of medical equipment for 12 provincial hospitals, was signed with the Province of Córdoba and is guaranteed by the Argentine Republic through the Ministry of Finance.
The fixed rate, long-term loan will finance 100 percent of the project, which will be managed by Eductrade, a Spanish company specialising in international projects in the health and education sectors.
The loan is backed by the Spanish Export Credit Insurance Company (CESCE), which acted as agent for the Spanish Government. The Government, through CESCE, offers support programmes for the internationalisation of Spanish companies through credit insurance coverage to financial institutions, as well as the possibility of setting long-term interest rates, which improves the competitiveness of technical, economic and financial offers of Spanish companies.
The new maternity hospital will be situated in the southeast area of theYew Cordoba city, serving an area with a population of more than 600,000. It is named for Raúl Felipe Lucini, a local doctor and jazz pianist who served as the 50th Governor of Córdoba.