Insurance in Uruguay

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List of insurance company logos in Uruguay

List of insurance company logos and names in Uruguay. By clicking on the logos of insurance companies in Uruguay, you will instantly get up-to-date information on insurance matters.
This information can help you choose the most advantageous coverage.

Insurance Company Names

Names of insurance companies. Updated list of names of insurance companies based in Uruguay.

ASEGURADORES DE CAUCIONES S.A. Rincón 602 Piso 2 - Montevideo, Tel:2916 40 40 / 5235-3739 BANCO DE SEGUROS DEL ESTADO Mercedes 1051,Montevideo, Tel: 29089303 / 29080979 BERKLEY INTERNATIONAL SEGUROS S.A. (URUGUAY) Rincón 391 Piso 5, Tel: 29166998 / 29166998 int. 102 COMPAÑIA COOPERATIVA DE SEGUROS SURCO Bvar. Artigas 1388 Y Anexo en Bvar.Artigas 1368, Tel: 27090089 / 27090089 int 4 CUTCSA SEGUROS S.A. Av José Pedro Varela 3385, Tel:193331489 /193331499 FAR COMPAÑIA DE SEGUROS S.A. Avda. Burgues 3170, Tel: 22001931 / 22043460 HDI SEGUROS S.A. Misiones 1549. Tel 2916085 / 29160847 MAPFRE URUGUAY SEGUROS S.A. Juncal 1385 Piso 1. Tel 29155555 / 29159727 ​From BCU

METLIFE SEGUROS S.A. Yaguarón 1407, Piso 4, Oficina 401, Tel: 24033939 / 24033939 Int. 5106 PORTO SEGURO - SEGUROS DEL URUGUAY S.A .Avenida Dr. Américo Ricaldoni N° 2750, Tel: 2709 3333 / 2705 1250 SAN CRISTOBAL SEGUROS S.A. Plaza Independencia 749 bis, Tel:29029999 / 29030448 SANCOR SEGUROS S.A. Rincón 493, Tel: 29158500 SBI SEGUROS Colonia 999,Montevideo. Tel 29000330/ 29084552 SEGUROS SURA S.A. Avenida Italia 7519, Montevideo, Tel: 26030000 ​ ZURICH SANTANDER SEGUROS URUGUAY S.A. Bulevar Artigas, Tel: 460 27134615 / 27134615

Noticias Today

The economy of Uruguay

​The economy of this country, is characterized by an export-oriented agricultural sector and a well-educated workforce, along with high levels of social spending.
After averaging growth of 5% annually during 1996–98, in 1999–2002 the economy suffered a major downturn, stemming largely from the spillover effects of the economic problems of its large neighbors, Argentina and Brazil.

Currency.
The nation has a partially dollarized economy. As of August 2008, almost 60% of bank loans use United States dollars, but most transactions use the Uruguayan peso.

Sectors of Economy.
Agriculture, Textiles and Leather, Mining, Plastics, Telecommunications, Travel & Tourism​ (​Their tourist industry are

mainly characterized for attracting visitors from neighboring countries. Currently, the major attraction is the interior, particularly located in the region around Punta del Este.
​From Wikipedia.

Health Care – Insurance in Uruguay

For the first half of the twentieth century, Uruguay and Argentina had the most advanced standards of medical care in Latin America. Military rule from 1973 to 1985 adversely affected standards in Uruguay. More resources went to military hospitals, which were open only to relatives of the members of the armed forces. T
otal health care spending in 1984 was 8.1% of GDP, and this included about 7.5% of household spending, but 400,000 people had neither state nor private health care coverage.

In 1987 there were seven major public hospitals in Montevideo. About half the interior departments had a hospital; the others had a

central auxiliary. Altogether there were about 9,505 hospital beds in the public a monthly membership fee and a small co-payment payable to see a doctor or have a test.

There may be age and pre-existing condition guidelines for accepting or not accepting non-employed members 58.9% of the inhabitants of Montevideo were covered by mutualists in 1971 and 11.8% had the official health card from the Ministry of Public Health which entitled them to free health care. 16.6% were without coverage.

The current Uruguayan healthcare system is the State Health Services Administration (ASSE) created in 1987. The National Healthcare Fund (FONASA) is the financial entity responsible for collecting, managing and distributing the money that the state has destined for health in the country. It was created in 2007 to entitle all employees and pensioners to health care outside the public health system.

Latest government figures state that there are 2.5 million people registered with Fonasa – out of a total population of just over 3 million. This would mean that 500,000 Uruguayans are left choosing between the public system or having to pay the full amount for private health care.

From Wikipedia.

Uruguay, South America – World Insurance Company Logos.