Seguros Azteca is a Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 life insurance

Life insurance

Life insurance is a contract between an insurance policy holder and an insurer, where the insurer promises to pay a designated beneficiary a sum of money upon the death of the insured person. Depending on the contract, other events such as terminal illness or critical illness may also trigger...

 company owned by Grupo Salinas

Grupo Salinas

Grupo Salinas is a Group formed by several companies focused on many different sectors. Grupo Salinas started as a retail store, but since Ricardo Salinas Pliego, its current President took over the company, Grupo Salinas began to diversify....

 since 2003. The Chief Executive Officer

Chief executive officer

A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...

 (CEO) is Alfredo Honsberg.

On October 2003, Grupo Elektra

Grupo Elektra

Grupo Elektra is a Mexican financial and retail corporation owned by Grupo Salinas. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange , the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores and on the Spanish Stock Market Latibex ....

 (a unit of Grupo Salinas) was authorized by the Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público to acquire a private insurance company in Mexico that was re-branded Seguros Azteca". During the second quarter of 2004, Seguros Azteca started operations in Mexico. Currently, after less than two years, Seguros Azteca, with a fresh version of a traditional business, focuses on a population segment that has historically been ignored by the insurance industry in our communities. It offers life insurance and other basic policies that can be purchased ata comparatively low premiums.

External links

• Profile at Grupo Salinas
  Grupo Salinas
  Grupo Salinas is a Group formed by several companies focused on many different sectors. Grupo Salinas started as a retail store, but since Ricardo Salinas Pliego, its current President took over the company, Grupo Salinas began to diversify....