Introducing IIR’s Four Star Award Winners for Latin America 2017

Executed in partnership with Celent, the Award recognizes outstanding insurance IT professionals in each of four major regions of Latin America: Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America, the Andes, and the Southern Cone of South America. 

Anthony R. O’Donnell //

(Left to right: Juan Fonseca, Seguros G&T; Juan Cumbrado, MAPFRE; Boris Cazuriaga, La Boliviana Ciacruz; Guillermo Ramírez, RIMAC. Darío Okrent was unable to attend the awards ceremony.) 

In a special edition of Insurance Innovation Reporter’s newsletter today, we have the pleasure of introducing our readers to the winners of IIR’s Four Stars Award, which debuts this year. The Award recognizes outstanding insurance IT professionals in each of four major regions of Latin America: Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America, the Andes, and the Southern Cone of South America.

The Winners are as follows:

IIR conducted the selection process for the Four Stars Awards in partnership with Celent, with invaluable collaboration and leadership from Juan Mazzini, the firm’s Senior Analyst specializing in the Latin America region. Special thanks also to Celent Analyst Luis Chipana and Fabio Sarrico, who heads business development in the region and participated in various aspects of the selection process and tasks associated with the Latin American Insurance IT Executive Summit, undertaken through a partnership between Insurance Innovation Reporter and Celent.

Thanks also to the Four Stars Awards judges, who evaluated each of the candidates and chose the winners:

  • Denise García, Director General of Development and Research, National Commission of Insurance and Finance (CNSF), Mexico;
  • Franscisco Astelarra, President of the Argentine Association of Insurance Companies; and
  • Jorge Claude, Executive Vice President, Chilean Association of Insurers.

The profiles of the winners serve as a window into the vibrant insurance/technology scene in Latin America, which demonstrates a rapidly innovating industry as a global phenomenon, exemplifies how emerging markets are rapidly evolving, and provides examples of individuals who would be outstanding executives in any market across the globe. Our honorees also show something of what’s special about this particular region of our hemisphere, and we ourselves feel honored to report on their outstanding achievements.

Driving Change Regionally and Globally: Juan Cumbrado Grande, MAPFRE

Changing the Way Auto Insurance is Sold in Mexico: Darío Okrent, Wibe

Institutionalizing Innovation: Juan Fonseca Soto, Seguros G&T

Restless Pursuit of Excellence: Guillermo Ramírez, RIMAC Seguros

Realizing the Opportunities of Independence: Boris Cazuriaga, La Boliviana Ciacruz

 

Anthony O'Donnell

Anthony R. O’Donnell // Anthony O'Donnell is Executive Editor of Insurance Innovation Reporter. For nearly two decades, he has been an observer and commentator on the use of information technology in the insurance industry, following industry trends and writing about the use of IT across all sectors of the insurance industry. He can be reached at [email protected] or (503) 936-2803.

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