LocationsIn a meeting that took place at UNDP country office, both parties identified cooperation opportunities in financial coaching, technical education and innovation in order to lower protection gaps in Argentina.
UNDP and FAPASA launch a joint collaboration to strengthen Argentina’s insurance sector
February 24, 2026
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Argentina held a strategic meeting with the authorities of the Argentina’s Federation of Associations of Advisor Producers of Insurance (FAPASA in spanish) with the aim to explore a collaboration-oriented agenda to strengthen the insurance sector and its financial resilience.
Attending the meeting there was, in representation of FAPASA, its President, Agustina Decarre; its Secretary, Jorge Zottos, and their Treasurer, Daniel Omar Cassiet. On PNUD’s side of the table sat Matías Mottet, Environment and Sustainable Development Coordinator; Carolina Robles, Programme Analyst; and Marcelo Adrián Borré, Insurance Coordinator.
Cooperation to broaden protection and fortify capabilities
During the meeting both sides exchanged their perspectives regarding the current challenges facing the insurance market and the opportunities to expand the insurance culture in Argentina. Possible cooperation lines in financial coaching, technical education and innovation were identified with the objective of reducing costs and bolstering the insurance market.
In this context, FAPASA highlighted their compromise with the professionalization of the Insurance Advisor Producer’s role and the institutional strengthening of the sector as pillars to improve the quality of the service and to broaden their coverage.
Insurance and risk financing for development
UNDP presented the initiatives that Argentina is promoting as part of the Insurance and Risk Finance Facility (IRFF), a global platform that encourages the strategic use of insurances and risk finance as instruments to fortify financial resilience for communities, small businesses, agro-producers and ecosystems.
In Argentina, this program is backed by Germany's Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ in german) and has launched innovative experiences such as the yaguarete's (jaguar) protection insurance, implemented in collaboration with Misiones' government and regarded internationally as a first-of-its-kind policy
Strengthening alliances and capabilities
The meeting emphasized the importance that strengthening technical capabilities and the consolidation of strategic alliances has in broadening access to managing mechanisms and risk transference, all in accordance with the country’s development priorities.
