24 : Mapfre Mutualidad de Seguros y Reaseguros

Worldwide GWP for 1998 (£000s):
£2,551,053 (1997: £2,261,911)

Chief officer:
Julio Castelo Matran, Chairman

Year company established:
1933

Address, telephone and fax numbers of European head office:
Edificio Mapfre
Ctra, De Pozuelo de Alarzon a Majadahonda
28220 Majadahonda (Madrid)
Spain
Tel: +34 91 581 2100
Fax: +34 91 639 6921
http://www.mapfre.com

Company history:
1933 - creation of Mapfre
1968 - Division of Mapfre into two independent units; Mapfre Mutual Patronal de Accidents and Mapfre Mutualidad
1970 Creation of Mapfre group; Mapfre Mutualidad, Mapfre Industrial and Mapfre Vida
1981 - Creation of Corporacion Mapfre
1985 - Creation of Sistema Mapfre.
1986 Incorporation of Agropecuaria into Sistema Mapfre
1990 Banco MApfre's activities start
1997: Creation of Mares and the holding company Mapfre Internacional Vida

Parent Company:
Sistema Mapfre

Lines of business;
Motor
Life
Casualty
Credit
Agriculture
Principal shareholder; Mutual company

Principal subsidiaries:
Corp Mapfre
Internacional de Reaseguros SA
Mapfre Assistencia
Mapfre Caucion y Credito
Mapfre Seguros Générales SA

Worldwide net written premium for 1998 (£000s):
£2,373,049

Worldwide net written premium for 1997 (£000s):
£ 2,094,053