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Raul Vargas — CEO of Farmers Group, Inc. · Zurich Insurance Group · Los Angeles, California, United States.
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About
CEO and senior insurance industry executive with more than 2 decades of international leadership experience in global life and non-life insurance markets across Latin America and Europe.
► MOTIVATION & LEADERSHIP
I can honestly say that I love my job as well as my industry. The insurance industry provides a very noble solution that helps people when they need it the most and it ensures peace of mind so that our customers can focus on and succeed in what they do.
As a CEO and business leader, I enjoy the accountability given and the freedom to make things happen. Developing businesses and seeing them grow and have an impact on their communities is truly rewarding.
► CORE COMPETENCIES & ATTRIBUTES
Company Leadership ▪ Execution Driven ▪ Strategic Vision Development & Results-Oriented Prioritization ▪ P&L ▪ Networking and Relationship Embracing & Navigating through Ambiguity ▪ Capable of Achieving Results in Environments without Clear Definition ▪ Relationship Builder
Experience
President of Distribution, Life and Financial ServicesCurrent
Farmers Insurance · Woodland Hills, CA
May 2022 – Present
CEO
Zurich Santander Insurance America · Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Mar 2014 – May 2022
In my current role as CEO of Zurich Santander Insurance America, a holding company of Zurich Santander Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay, I lead our entire team to serve 15M customers. I also serve as appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors for 5 affiliated entities. In this position, I experienced one of the most rewarding moments of my career when we launched a new application in Brazil that enabled our customers to file a claim 100% in their app and receive bank account payment in less than 2 hours. SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS ► Created and implemented the strategy to double the size of the business between 2014 and 2016. ► Developed the Global Group Strategy for the 2016/19 period and executed the retail part of the strategy. ► Drove operational efficiency by implementing robotics, lean, and agile methodologies. ► Pioneered digital customer journeys and design thinking ability.
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