Ana Villanueva

As Chief Medical Officer, Ana is responsible for leading the Medical Department at MAPFRE RE and for managing the operation of a new online underwriting tool at Risk Med Solutions. She has more than 30 years of experience in Life and Health insurance and reinsurance at international level. She is very involved in the implementation of new medical advances and technologies in risk assessment and underwriting decisions, as well as in healthcare management.
Ana is an MD & PhD and holds an MBA from Houston University, a Master in Law from The European University, a Master in Life & Health Insurance from INESE and a Board Directors Certificate from the Institute of Board Directors and Administrators. She is a professor at UNIR (International University of La Rioja) at the Master in Healthcare Management. She is executive Board member at ICLAM (International Committee for Insurance Medicine), founder member and President of ELHUA (European Life & Health Underwriting Association), member and head of the Biomedical section at the Spanish Association for Insurance and Risk management (AGERS), member of the International Association of Insurance Law (AIDA/SEAIDA), member of the American Academy of Insurance Medicine (AAIM), member of the British Underwriting and Insurance Medicine Association (AMUS), member of the Italian Insurance Medicine Association (AIMAV), member of the Colombian Underwriting Association and member of the Argentinian Insurance Medicine Association (SAMS), and regular lecturer on risk assessment, process management and product development.