All the headlines from our Spain Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Apr 1 2020 // European Union states are giving guarantees to credit insurers in a bid to keep coronavirus-hit companies afloat, as some firms cut cover for trade involving bloc members such as Italy and Spain, sources said.Without...
Mar 24 2020 // BMS Group, the independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced its Spanish subsidiary, BMS Iberia, has acquired Jurado Mata, the Granada-based Spanish specialist insurance broker.Financial details of the transaction...
Feb 26 2020 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced two appointments in Spain, naming Alejandro Lovera as head of Executive and Professional Lines and Silvia Sanchez as head of Operations.Lovera has spent nearly 15...
Nov 4 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has named Javier Villalba to its expanding leadership team in Spain as head of Claims.Villalba comes to BHSI with nearly 20 years of claims experience. He was most...
Oct 17 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it has filled three key leadership positions in Madrid, naming Diego Espinosa as head of Property, Juan Madrid as head of Casualty, and Tomás Blas as head of...
Oct 17 2019 // Some Britons living in the Europe Union are worried about losing access to free healthcare after Brexit, opening up a potentially lucrative new market for European health insurers.“I am indebted to France for my...
Sep 24 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it has further expanded its global footprint, opening a new office in Madrid, naming Ignacio Almazan as country manager for Spain.BHSI will initially underwrite...
Aug 21 2019 // The wind dropped overnight in the Canary Islands, allowing firefighters to make progress Tuesday against Spain’s biggest wildfire so far this year.Canary Islands President Angel Victor Torres said 16 water-dropping...