Exactly one year after the official opening of GEB Regional Office for Latin America and Caribbean in Miami, the 11th GEB Regional Conference for Latin America took place in spectacular Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) from 6th to 9th March 2012. This important event celebrated the steady growth of the GEB portfolio in the region which, as of today, represents 8.8% of the total Network portfolio.
Brazil, “pais do presente”, is not only the 6th most powerful economy in the world today, but also a prominent presence on the socio-economic scene of tomorrow and therefore it plays a key role on the employee benefits market.
Generali Employee Benefits, who can pride itself of a 160-client international portfolio, once again confirmed the intention of increasing both its presence and the subsequent creation of value in Brazil.
Generali Brasil Seguros is able to deliver an appropriate and technological support to the needs of GEB international clients through a tailored, customer-centric structure and, in this respect, its business development plan is crucial to achieve and maintain a steady and sustainable growth.
The meeting, attended by more than 60 people, brought together the delegations of 12 countries of the LATAM Network, GEB CEO Mr. Mauro Dugulin together with the CCO Mr. Ludovic Bayard and other Regional Managers (USA, APAC and UK).
The three-day event featured Network internal meetings, aimed at analysing results and opportunities both at a regional and global level, as well as meetings with local and international brokers and intermediaries and with high potential partners and clients.
Among the most relevant aspects of this event and beside the well-established integration and enthusiastic participation of all delegates, this edition of the GEB LATAM Regional Conference featured a new activity: for the first time, GEB hosted a Reinsurance Seminar that was attended by ten different Generali and correspondent companies based in Latin America.
This “event within the event” was led by Serena Longaro, GEB Head of Reinsurance, with the contribution of GEB reinsurance specialists M. Irene Niragire and Kirsi Sinkkonen.
During a two-day training course, the focus was set on the administrative relationship between GEB and the various companies as well as the structured reinsurance procedures that are in place.
The aim of this seminar was a two-way dialog, allowing all parties to express their needs, their concerns and their questions in order to obtain a better mutual understanding on how GEB and the various companies operate, and aligning the reinsurance procedures into a general standard approach in order for it to be satisfactory for all parties.
Special attention was given to the quality of the service that GEB and the companies provide their multinational clients with as an essential tool to distinguish GEB network from the competitors. The high level of service standard is to be considered the key factor for the network and it will keep on developing thanks to this seminar as will the mutual agreement on the deliveries that multinational clients require and deserve.
As a result, the relationship between GEB and the companies has flourished, and, at the same time, the administrative network is growing stronger, walking hand in hand with the commercial organisation.
A special Thank You goes to Memorial International, UHC, Europassistance and BSI who sponsored the event which would not have been equally successful without the active and effective contribution of Generali Brasil Seguros as well as the precious help of Mr Francesco Carta and his Marketing Department.
Beside the business and professional agenda of the event, many group activities have taken place. How not to mention, among them, a deeply-felt friendly football match Italy versus the Rest of the World on the majestic Copacabana beach: a clear example of harmony and friendship.
It is with this image that we will look forward to the 2013 edition in Mexico!