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International Seminar MAPFRE Global Risks: Firefighting Defense Competition

admin | 04/06/2019

“MAPFRE contributes in this way to risk management being put first in the concerns of our customers for the prevention of risks.”

Bosco Francoy, CEO of the Global Risks Unit, comments in this video interview what this Competition consists of, which brought together more than 50 participants, firefighters and fire prevention personnel at the Comprehensive Emergency Training Center of FORTEM, Guadalajara, and What is the objective pursued by MAPFRE with this type of meeting?

“This competition means additional training and motivation in their daily work, and for those of us who are risk managers, a way to see how our resources can be applied in society and in our companies”

Juan Carlos López Porcel, president of the Spanish Association of Risk and Insurance Management (AGERS) and director of Risk and Insurance at ArcelorMittal Spain, explains in this brief video interview the great importance of a large entity having a fire brigade and the importance of holding events like this Competition.

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