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ABOUT US

spb in brief

  • EUROPEAN LEADER IN AFFINITY INSURANCE AND SERVICES

    EUROPEAN LEADER IN AFFINITY INSURANCE AND SERVICES

  • 1,800 PEOPLE IN EUROPE

    1,800 PEOPLE IN EUROPE

  • COMMERCIAL PRESENCE IN 17 COUNTRIES

    COMMERCIAL PRESENCE IN 17 COUNTRIES

  • CHAIN UNIQUE SKILLS

    CHAIN UNIQUE SKILLS

  • FAMILY FOUNDED IN 1965 INDEPENDENT

    FAMILY FOUNDED IN 1965 INDEPENDENT

  • MULTI-SECTOR ACTIVITY

    MULTI-SECTOR ACTIVITY

An international development

SPB is present in 17 countries
Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom.


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Key figures

$

€290 MILLION
consolidated turnover

User

1,800 EMPLOYEES

Over 100

large brand Clients
with
worldwide renowned

50 million
policyholders

  • User connect

    83% satisfied insured

  • List

    1.13 million claims processed

  • Phone

    1 million interventions in services

Governance

  • Jean-Marie GUIAN

    Management board

    Executive Committee

    Jean-Marie GUIAN

    Chairman of the Management Board

  • François COMMUNE

    Management board

    Executive Committee

    François COMMUNE

    Member of the Board, Managing Director, Finance and Alliances

  • Romuald CENSIER

    Executive Committee

    Romuald CENSIER

    EVP Sales and Marketing

  • Christelle LEGRIX

    Executive Committee

    Christelle LEGRIX

    EVP Operations

  • Romain DAUFOUY

    Executive Committee

    Romain DAUFOUY

    EVP International Units

  • Rémi AUDOIN

    Executive Committee

    Rémi AUDOIN

    EVP Services, Chairman of the Management Board of Point Service Mobiles and Phone Service Center and Chairman of the Management Board of SPB Services

  • Jean-Christophe BOISSEAU

    Executive Committee

    Jean-Christophe BOISSEAU

    EVP Human Resources

  • Estelle ROUCHON

    Executive Committee

    Estelle ROUCHON

    EVP Communications

  • Dominique GUIAN

    Supervisory board

    Dominique GUIAN

    Founder and chairman of the Supervisory Board

Affinity insurance
a high-potential market

Our core business is affinity insurance. We work together with our key account clients and insurance partners to build tailored solutions in insurance, warranty extensions, assistance and services adapted to the needs of their policyholders.

The word "affinity" in affinity services, affinity finance and affinity insurance signifies
all the insurance, assistance and service guarantees intended for
A SET OF PEOPLE WHO SHARE SOMETHING IN COMMON

A 50 year growth dynamic

1965 - 1995: leader in banking insurance in France

  • 1965

    • creation of the Société de Prévoyance Bancaire by Dominique Guian based on a new concept: offering insurance coverage for bank accounts

  • 1967

    • insurance coverage against fraudulent credit card use

  • 1972

    • death-disability insurance coverage offered to Carte Bleue debit card holders

  • 1984

    • unemployment insurance coverage linked to credit

  • 1986

    • travel insurance coverage offered with premium cards

  • 1990

    • first insurance coverage for loss/theft of means of payment

1995 - 2010: international development and in all sectors

  • 1995

    • creation of SPB Ibérica

  • 2000

    • Jean-Marie Guian, Chairman of the Management Board
    • launch of insurance coverage for mobile phones and devices, internet purchases, utilities suppliers

  • 2003

    • creation of SPB Italia

  • 2008

    • creation of SPB Polska et SPB ISC (Tunisia), acquisition of AVI (travel insurance), IFEBO (extended warranties) and D&P Affinity (Affinity insurance)

  • 2009

    • acquisition of Citygaranties (hearing aid insurance coverage) which became SPB Affinity, launch of mobile device insurance coverages for banking sector

  • 2010

    • acquisitions of Citymain (United-Kingdom) and SPB Garant (Germany)

2010 from now: continued international development and in the services

  • 2010

    • acquisition of O2M (diagnosis, repairs of goods and resale of used hardware), management of extended warranties on white, brown and grey products as well as of entertainment or leisure insurance

  • 2012

    • acquisition of Point Service Mobiles (diagnosis, repairs, local trading systems…)

  • 2013

    • O2M becomes SPB Services
    • acquisition of Loxy (processing and recycling of electrical and electronic waste)

  • 2014

    • merger of Cap Protection with SPB Belgium (SPB Benelux)
    • launch of Phone Service Center, international brand of Point Service Mobiles
    • reinforcement of historical activity of sale of insurance by phone (SPB Family brand)
    • opening of a management center in Alençon (France)
    • opening of SPB Maroc

  • 2015

    • opening of a management center in Amiens (France)

  • 2016

    • Disposal of Loxy