Relevant, experienced people explain how they see and what they expect from the Observatory.
Carlos A. Quero
VidaCaixa | Director of Clients Area of Business Management
«In a moment of substantial changed on Pillars 2 and 3 in Europe, we, as a country, must benefit from that tailwind to promote social pension plans on their widest sense to allow workers and citizens to enjoy an adequate standard of living at the latest stage of their lives».
Esther Pichardo
BanSabadell Vida y Pensiones | Director of Savings and Pensions
«The Observatory allows us to outreach and create conscience about the necessity of complementary social pension plans among all representants of society to contribute to the future welfare of society. We want to secure the collaboration and implication of all necessary parts (society, State, and companies) for the saving for retirement to become a reality».
Francesc Santasusana i Riera
Col·legi de Mediadors d’Assegurances de Barcelona | President
«Pensioners’ welfare is one of the biggest challenges we face as a society, and I consider essential that professionals who are involved in this matter play a role on its research and outreach through initiatives such as the Observatory»
Javier Fernández Pueyo
Aon | Wealth & Health Solutions Director for Catalonia and the Balearic Islands
«In Aon, we conceive financial welfare as a fundamental pillar to reach welfare in organisations. For that reason, we offer counsel to companies so they can help their employees to have their finances under control and to prepare to solve any unforeseen circumstance that may appear on their way. It is a pleasure for us to collaborate with the Observatory to reinforce our proposal of value around complementary social pension plans».
Joan Castells
FIATC Seguros | Executive President
«It is important to start a deep reflexion in our country regarding the role of complementary social pension plans, taking into consideration the experience of other countries in the EU, and the Observatory is a good instrument for that».
Jordi Giménez
Observatory of European Complementary Social Pension Plans | Institutional relations
“The Observatory will help raise the necessary collective awareness in the community on complementary social pension schemes as one of the social security pillars and, consequently, as another element of the welfare state.”
Juan Closa
Grupo Catalana Occidente | General Director of Traditional Business
«The insurance sector must face the challenges that longevity sets out to society regarding people’s pensions, dependency and health».
Mariano Jiménez Lasheras
Consultora de Pensiones y Previsión Social, Sociedad de Asesores, S.L. | General Director
«Complementary social pension plans, and mainly the ones from companies, must play a relevant role in our pensions system’s setting, alongside the systems from other developed countries».