Providence Insurance turned 120 years old and celebrated it with a party full of toasts and emotion at the Howard Johnson Hotel of Pilar, which brought together all the players in the insurance market and in which its general manager, Lisandro López, who served as host, spoke about the company’s history and advanced plans for the coming years.
As reflected in the historical story of the special video that was screened on this date, the company was founded in 1904along with the arrival of the first automobile to Argentina, and accompanied all stages of national development.
Some of the milestones in its history include: the inauguration of its Sarmiento headquarters, in the City of Buenos Aires, which was in 1914. A stage of development began and, there, by 1932, the company was one of the most important in the country and began its regional expansion.
In 1948, Providencia was acquired by Generali Group and that gave it an international projection. In 1991, he presented his Life bouquet, in a context of openness to the world. Since 2016, the insurer returned to Argentine hands, with Grupo Indalo at the forefront, which leads it to today, as the company maintains, maintaining “the fundamental values” that gave it life: protection and compliance with the insured.
A 120-year-old insurer, a milestone
Last year, the insurance firm undertook a brand renewal for this special anniversary. And, as López highlighted, “for a company, anywhere in the world, but especially in Argentina, with so many crises and economic ups and downsturning 120 years old is a difficult achievement to achieve.”
“It is quite a challenge to continue selling trust and intangibles that the insured They are going to use it when they have a problem and they know that the company will respond. That is what insurance is: the client places their trust in it and we are there, we have been there for 120 years,” López emphasized.
The executive highlighted that “120 years have passed and the company continues to make history“, restating a business model so that it is sustainable in every sense, but especially in the technical and economic sense.
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Camila Alonso Suarez
Likewise, he said that resilience is a key element to travel this path and continue to evolve, given that Indalo Group He emerged stronger from all the difficult moments he had to live through, like the current one, “in which inflation and high theft rates, for example, are obstacles to overcome for the insurance market.”
Providencia Seguros, a firm with future plans
“We have new horizons,” López anticipated. And it is that The company faces new projects in the future, as well as its expansion to other neighboring markets. On this path of growth, he highlighted that they are “improving the quality of our processes, thinking about launching new business units” and anticipated that they will soon present Providencia ART.
Just as he unleashed Silvina Risuelo, Claims and Legal Manager at Providencia“getting here would have been impossible without the company’s employees and without the organizing producers, who put all their commitment into that path.”
Another of the protagonists of the afternoon was Justo Lamas, who recounted all the Corporate Social Responsibility activities that they carry forward Providencia and Indalo, among which the donation of food to community spaces that feed thousands of families stands out; blood donation campaigns and the campaign to support breast cancer survivors, together with Mandinga Tatoo, among other initiatives.
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Camila Alonso Suarez
“We don’t take anything from this life, but we can leave a mark on people’s lives. On this very special anniversary, in which we turn 120 years old, it is our wish to be remembered as a company that, in the most difficult times of our country, decided to extend its arms, heart and resources to transform the lives of those who cannot do it alone.” said Lamas. And he anticipated that, in 2024, they will continue to develop these types of initiatives.
For his part, the journalist Juan Carlos Bonaura, insurance experts, highlighted that “we are facing a legendary insurer in a context in which insurance consciousness suffers wear and tear in the face of Argentine social changes” and said that it faces a strong challenge, which Providence faces a very important transformation and modernization process.
The importance of leadership and team to achieve feats
A moment of the celebration was dedicated to Argentine history, of which Providencia is part and witness, from now on. AND Captain Roberto Curilovic, a former pilot of the Argentine Navy, who on May 25, 1982, sank the English transport ship Atlantic Conveyor with an Exocet AM.39 anti-ship missile, recounted the experience of that moment and conveyed his message of honor and leadership to those present.
He hero of the Falklands War He recounted his experience in that feat and highlighted the importance of leadership with greatness and dedication to carry out great causes. He highlighted that, “without the committed participation of all the members of the groups and anonymous heroes of the war, such as the employees of this company, without whose committed participation, there would be no success in the mission and growth in the company.”
López thanked everyone present, those who make up the company, the producers and the insured, who continue to trust the insurer and toasted with everyone present for the 120 years that have passed, but also for what is to come for the company.
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Camila Alonso Suarez
There was also a time for raffles among those present in which the luckiest won trips, appliances and experiences to enjoy and celebrate with Providence its centenary anniversary.
All this, in the evening light, among the noise of drinks, delicious food, talks about the insurance market between those present and the shared experience of all those who work in this company that looks forward and already plans how it will continue to spend its next 120 years of life.
Source: Ambito
