Mutual Union obtained a surplus of 113 million

Spain, 2011-September during the fiscal year 2010, Union of mutual revenue amounted to 224 ’ EUR 7 million. The difference between revenue and expenditure resulted in a positive outcome of 11 ’ €3 million, the number of protected workers reached the 251.660 and the number of mutual companies added 45.517. In addition, it provided 11 million to the Ministry of labour.

Planning, the implementation of austerity measures, saving and spending controls have enabled the successful economic, by multiplying by 3 ’ 9 the results of 2009, the year in which 2 were ’ 9 million positive.

the managing director, Juan Enrique Blasco has stressed that, despite continuing installed in the economic crisis, mutual Union is making a great effort to maintain a good cash surplus to continue offering the highest quality in the health care benefits, personalized attention, and the extension of the preventive culture entrepreneursworkers and self-employed ”.

Blasco underscored the ongoing work of the mutual help businesses increase productivity, improve the health of workers, and seeking practical solutions to labour welfare involving all levels of the company.

In this regard, stresses the positive downward trend in accidents in mutual companies, with a decline of 6 ’ 6% in 2010 compared to 2009. Also, in the past two years, period 2008 to 2010, workplace accidents dropped a 29 ’ 1%.

According to the managing director, becoming part of Corporation is one of the reasons why mutual Union is achieving positive results. The combined entity to facilitate the implementation of economies of scale, which generates significant savings in costs and streamlining the management of resources ”.

Currently, Muta Corporation has established itself as a reference management within mutualism, represents 24% of market share, with the industry’s largest network of centres, consisting of 330 own centres and 650 concluded.

With the creation of a unique network of centers, mutual eight share their facilities for the provision of health assistance, which has avoided that 210,000 assists have been covered with outside media.

He has also enabled Corporation since 2008 have made 450,000 assists and medical evidence exchanged, which resulted in an estimated annual savings of 2 ’ of EUR 5 million.

This online sharing facilities, means and facilities is underway in the integration of the systems of management, technology and information systems, taking a position pioneer in the sector.

The eight mutual to form part of one larger entity can also obtain competitive advantages in the field of innovation and research. And it is what makes possible mutual Corporation, along with the Pompeu Fabra University and Institute of Association of work, environment and health, ISTS, they have created the Center for research in occupational health, CISAL, which is currently becoming national focal point in international in the field of research relating to occupational health.