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People Moves: Vantage Taps Hamilton’s Skerlj as Chief Risk Officer; Hamilton Promotes Baker to Group CRO; LSM Names Garcia Larriu for Senior Role in Spain

Nov 9 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Vantage Group Holdings, Hamilton Insurance Group and Liberty Specialty Markets.A summary of these new hires follows here. Vantage Group Holdings Ltd....

Markets/Coverages: BHSI Launches Multiple New Policies in Spain

Sep 22 2022 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced the introduction of new property damage, general liability, D&O, professional indemnity and marine cargo insurance policies in Spain.“Launching our...

Record Heatwave Scorches Europe, as Wildfires Continue to Rage in France, Spain

Jul 19 2022 // Britain was forecast to see temperatures hit 40C (104F) for the first time on Tuesday after logging its warmest night on record, while wildfires raged across parched countryside in France, Spain and elsewhere.As a heatwave...

People Moves: BHSI Names Guinea to Customer Post in Spain; Catalina Appoints New CEOs in Asia and U.S.

Jul 11 2022 // BHSI Names Guinea to Customer Engagement Post in SpainBerkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that Eduardo Guinea has joined the organization as head of customer and broker engagement in Spain. He will be...

People Moves: Marsh Promotes Trueba to CEO of Marsh Spain; Markel Int’l Appoints Arch’s Dressler as Head of Warranty and Indemnity

Jun 9 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Marsh Spain and Markel International.A summary of these new announcements follows here. Marsh Promotes Trueba to CEO of Marsh SpainMarsh, the insurance...

Acrisure Continues Global Expansion With Acquisition of Spain’s Summa Brokerage

Mar 3 2022 // Michigan, U.S.-based financial services and insurance brokerage firm Acrisure reports it has acquired a top insurance brokerage in Spain, Summa Insurance Brokerage.Since its founding in 2005, Summa has grown revenues to...

Drought in Spain and Portugal Empties Reservoirs, Ruins Crops

Feb 14 2022 // Roofs peeking out of the water have become a common sight every summer at the Lindoso reservoir in northwestern Spain. In especially dry years, parts would appear of the old village of Aceredo, submerged three decades ago...

Insurance Services Provider McLarens Opens Madrid Office

Feb 7 2022 // Global insurance services provider McLarens has opened a new office in Madrid, Spain. In addition to expanding its European footprint, and handling losses in Spain for McLarens’ global client base, the office will...

Spain’s Volcanic Eruption Ends but Emergency Remains With Widespread Damage

Dec 30 2021 // MADRID (AP) – Authorities on one of Spain’s Canary Islands declared a volcanic eruption that started in September officially finished Saturday [Dec. 25] following 10 days of no lava flows, seismic activity or...

People Moves: Former Hamilton Execs Glover, White to Mosaic; Alta Signa Hires AIG’s Lange as Snr. U/W; BHSI Names QBE’s Gállegos as Mgr. for Spain

Sep 2 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Mosaic Insurance with London-based roles, MGA Alta Signa with a role in Germany, and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance in Spain.A summary of these new...

Firefighters Struggle to Control Blazes Fueled by Heatwaves in France and Spain

Aug 17 2021 // Firefighters are struggling to control blazes in France’s Gulf of Saint Tropez and in the Spanish province of Avila, another manifestation of dangerous global warming that’s already caused a long list of...

Spain Gives Delivery Firms 90 Days to Convert Gig Riders to Employees

May 11 2021 // MADRID – Food delivery companies based in Spain have three months to convert their couriers into staff workers under new rules approved on Tuesday by the government, one of the first laws in Europe regarding...

Howden to Acquire Spain’s Largest Independent Broker, ARTAI

Apr 22 2021 // Howden, the London-based insurance broker, has announced the acquisition of ARTAI, Spain’s largest independent corporate insurance broker.The transaction, which is pending approval from Spain’s Directorate...

Spain Prepares Labor Laws that Could Force Food Delivery Apps to Employ Gig Workers

Feb 17 2021 // The Spanish government is preparing strict labor law changes that could mean food-delivery platforms have to formally employ the couriers they rely on.Under rules expected to be proposed as soon as this week, companies...

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Promotes Blas to Head of Property, Spain

Feb 8 2021 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that Tomas Blas has been promoted to head of Property, Spain.Blas, who has 17 years of industry experience, joined BHSI in 2019 as head of Technical Lines in Spain....

Cross-Border Workers in Gibraltar to Retain Free Movement with Spain After Brexit

Dec 29 2020 // MADRID – Cross-border workers who commute between Gibraltar and Spain will be exempt from border controls after Brexit even if no agreement on free movement is reached with Britain, Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha...

BMS Purchases Spanish Specialist Insurance Broker Montymarq

Dec 3 2020 // BMS Group, the independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced its Spanish subsidiary, BMS Mediación Iberia Correduría de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.L.U. (BMS Iberia), has acquired Montymarq Asociados Consultores y...

Europeans Buy Older Cars to Avoid Public Transport During Pandemic

Nov 30 2020 // LONDON/MADRID – Want a cheap used car to nip around town without running the gauntlet of coronavirus on public transport? Welcome to Pandemic Motors, we have just what you need.Across Europe, people are snapping up old...

Sedgwick Acquires Portuguese Loss Adjusting and Claims Management Firm

Oct 1 2020 // Sedgwick, a global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, has acquired Perigest, a loss adjusting and claims management company in Portugal.“The transaction represents an...

How Spain’s COVID Tracing App Navigates Europe’s Privacy Protections

Sep 17 2020 // “What does RadarCOVID not do?” a promotional video for Spain’s contact-tracing app asks. The answer: while navigating the country’s decentralized healthcare system, it does not locate users,...