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José González

Partner

Head of Insurance

Areas of Focus

Education

IESE Business School, Spain
Master of Business Administration
Valladolid University, Spain
Degree in Telecommunication Engineering

Past Experience

Zurich Santander Insurance America
Head of Strategy and Governance
McKinsey & Company
Allianz Partners (Multiasistencia)
Business Development Director
The Boston Consulting Group

José combines executive experience in the insurance and services industries with strategy and technology consulting experience. He focuses on advising on strategic decisions and leading the implementation with pragmatism to create real P&L and customer value. Some of the topics where José is working on include partnerships / new business design and implementation, innovative distribution models, data strategy, digital transformation, claims optimization, and IT strategy.

José is also the Head of Insurance of ADL, collaborating with other partners in our Financial Services practice to better serve our multinational clients.

Before joining Arthur D. Little, José worked for four years in the Financial Industry Sector in Spain and Latin America as head of Strategy and Governance for Zurich Santander. Previously Jose also worked in a multinational TPA focused on claims management and with other global strategy consulting firms.

José has a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Valladolid University and an MBA from IESE in Spain.

Recent Publications

The future of digital bancassurance sales
Financial services
The future of digital bancassurance sales
José González, Borja de la Cuesta
Banks are evolving by leaps and bounds, using digital channels to facilitate interactions and meet the demands of their customer base. In this context, the bancassurance model — which has been an example of success in past decades — must adapt to changing customer requirements and seek ways to continue growing. In this Viewpoint, we explore some options bancassurance businesses can initiate to help them thrive and capture the digital sales opportunity.
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Setting up successful insurance partnerships
Financial services
Setting up successful insurance partnerships
José González, Borja de la Cuesta
With maturity and fierce competition across the insurance landscape, partnerships with massive distributors — in bancassurance and beyond (e.g., utilities, retail, telecommunications) — have emerged as an increasingly popular alternative to achieve growth targets. Competition to sign an agreement with a relevant partner is intense and costly, and once an insurer achieves that milestone, failing to capture the expected value emerges as a worst nightmare.
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Mastering customer retention
Financial services
Mastering customer retention
José González, Andreas Buelow, Borja de la Cuesta
Profitable growth is a key topic for all insurers in all geographies. Traditionally, insurers have focused on maximizing new sales: new products, channels, segments, incentives, and so on. But over the years, market leaders have discovered that profitable growth requires not only increasing new sales but also successfully retaining customers to increase the total lifetime value of their portfolios. In this Viewpoint, we describe a comprehensive framework to design a successful retention model and share some of the best practices from leading insurers.
Find out more

José combines executive experience in the insurance and services industries with strategy and technology consulting experience. He focuses on advising on strategic decisions and leading the implementation with pragmatism to create real P&L and customer value. Some of the topics where José is working on include partnerships / new business design and implementation, innovative distribution models, data strategy, digital transformation, claims optimization, and IT strategy.

José is also the Head of Insurance of ADL, collaborating with other partners in our Financial Services practice to better serve our multinational clients.

Before joining Arthur D. Little, José worked for four years in the Financial Industry Sector in Spain and Latin America as head of Strategy and Governance for Zurich Santander. Previously Jose also worked in a multinational TPA focused on claims management and with other global strategy consulting firms.

José has a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Valladolid University and an MBA from IESE in Spain.

Recent Publications

The future of digital bancassurance sales
Financial services
The future of digital bancassurance sales
José González, Borja de la Cuesta
Banks are evolving by leaps and bounds, using digital channels to facilitate interactions and meet the demands of their customer base. In this context, the bancassurance model — which has been an example of success in past decades — must adapt to changing customer requirements and seek ways to continue growing. In this Viewpoint, we explore some options bancassurance businesses can initiate to help them thrive and capture the digital sales opportunity.
Find out more
Setting up successful insurance partnerships
Financial services
Setting up successful insurance partnerships
José González, Borja de la Cuesta
With maturity and fierce competition across the insurance landscape, partnerships with massive distributors — in bancassurance and beyond (e.g., utilities, retail, telecommunications) — have emerged as an increasingly popular alternative to achieve growth targets. Competition to sign an agreement with a relevant partner is intense and costly, and once an insurer achieves that milestone, failing to capture the expected value emerges as a worst nightmare.
Find out more
Mastering customer retention
Financial services
Mastering customer retention
José González, Andreas Buelow, Borja de la Cuesta
Profitable growth is a key topic for all insurers in all geographies. Traditionally, insurers have focused on maximizing new sales: new products, channels, segments, incentives, and so on. But over the years, market leaders have discovered that profitable growth requires not only increasing new sales but also successfully retaining customers to increase the total lifetime value of their portfolios. In this Viewpoint, we describe a comprehensive framework to design a successful retention model and share some of the best practices from leading insurers.
Find out more

More About José
  • IESE Business School, Spain
    Master of Business Administration
  • Valladolid University, Spain
    Degree in Telecommunication Engineering
  • Zurich Santander Insurance America
    Head of Strategy and Governance
  • McKinsey & Company
  • Allianz Partners (Multiasistencia)
    Business Development Director
  • The Boston Consulting Group