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Sompo International to Launch Specialty Operation in Spain; Executive Team Named

Mar 6 2018 // Sompo International announced it will launch a specialty insurance underwriting operation in Barcelona, Spain.Sompo currently has a London-based operation but must open EU-based headquarters in order to conduct business...

Zurich, Insurtech Startup CoverWallet Offer End-to-End Insurance for SMEs in Spain

Feb 16 2018 // Zurich Insurance has launched ZurichEmpresas.es, a new digital distribution channel, which initially will provide insurance solutions for small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Spain.The platform, powered by...

Nearly 75% of Organizations in 5 Countries Fail in Cyber Security Readiness: Hiscox

Feb 7 2018 // Major shortcomings exist in cyber security readiness for nearly three-quarters (73%) of more than 4,100 organizations in five countries, despite keen awareness of the threat, according to a study commissioned by specialist...

Beazley Launches Suite of Financial Lines Products in Spain

Oct 31 2017 // Specialist insurer Beazley has unveiled a comprehensive suite of financial lines products in Spain, designed for the needs of a broad range of commercial and financial organizations.Led by Lorena Segovia, Beazley’s...

Beazley Taps XL Catlin’s Taboada, Zurich’s Misol as Financial Lines U/Ws, Spain

Oct 30 2017 // Specialist insurer Beazley continues to build its international specialty lines team, with the appointments of Estefania Taboada and Ana Misol as financial lines underwriters in Barcelona.Their appointments follow the...

Re/Insurance Broker BMS Launches Spain-Based BMS Iberia

Sep 6 2017 // BMS Group Ltd., the London-based specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the launch of a new European venture, BMS Iberia. The operation will be spearheaded by recently appointed directors Fernando Claro in...

5 Suspected Terrorists Shot Dead by Police After Barcelona’s Deadly Attack

Aug 18 2017 // Five suspected terrorists were killed by police and six civilians were injured in a confrontation in a town south of Barcelona, hours after 13 people died when a van rampaged down the city’s iconic Las Ramblas...

Update: Vehicle Plows into Barcelona Pedestrians with 13 Dead, 50 Injured

Aug 17 2017 // A van plowed into pedestrians on Barcelona’s most iconic avenue at the height of the tourist season in a terrorist attack that left 13 people dead and echoed similar incidents in other European...

Devastating S. Europe Drought Scorches Crops; Farmers Question Their Future

Jul 17 2017 // Italian durum wheat and dairy farmer Attilio Tocchi saw warning signs during the winter of the dramatic drought to come at his holding a mile away from the Tuscan coast.“When it still hadn’t rained at the...

Insurance Hub Gibraltar Plans for End of EU Passporting After Brexit

May 9 2017 // Gibraltar is preparing for a post-Brexit setup in which its firms will have no longer access to the European Union market but will maintain a preferential relationship with Britain, a top Gibraltar financial official said...

XL Catlin Expands Professional Indemnity Offering in Iberia

Mar 17 2017 // XL Catlin’s insurance operation in Iberia announced an extension of its professional indemnity coverage.Traditionally, the coverage protects professional service firms against legal costs and claims for damages to...

EU Court to Decide Whether Uber Is an App or a Transport Company

Nov 30 2016 // Fifteen judges at the European Union’s top court are trying to decide, once and for all, whether Uber Technologies Inc. is an app or a transport company. The question has long vexed regulators and lawmakers across...

Gibraltar Weighs Post-Brexit Reinvention if UK Loses Passporting Rights

Sep 23 2016 // Gibraltar, a rocky British enclave on Spain’s southern tip that has positioned itself as a springboard for finance to the European Union, may have to reinvent itself after Britain voted to split from the bloc.Fund...

GM Wins Second ‘Bellwether’ Ignition Switch Trial

Mar 31 2016 // General Motors Co. won its second straight trial against drivers who blamed car wrecks on faulty ignition switches, boosting the company’s outlook for resolving hundreds of similar cases on more favorable terms.The...

GM Tells Ignition Switch Jury: ‘Sometimes Accidents Just Happen’

Mar 15 2016 // “Sometimes, accidents just happen,” a lawyer for General Motors Co. told a U.S. jury in defense of the carmaker at a test trial over a deadly flaw in millions of ignition switches.The accident was one of dozens...

History Shows Economies Are Resilient After Terrorist Attacks

Nov 16 2015 // The French economy has history on its side.From the attacks of September 11 to those on Spain in March 2004 and London in July 2005, industrial economies have proven more resilient to terrorism than first feared, according...

Spain’s Insurance Market has Continued to Show Resilience: A.M. Best

Oct 23 2015 // Spain’s insurance market has continued to show resilience, with companies focusing on profitability as the country’s economy showed further signs of recovery, according to a new report from A.M. Best, entitled...

ACE Launches Casualty & Fire Cover for Fashion Firms in Spain & Portugal

Jul 14 2015 // ACE Group has launched ACE Moda TM, a packaged insurance product designed to cover the casualty and fire risks of companies in the fashion retail sector as it continues to develop its proposition for retail and luxury...

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Opens Madrid Office

Jul 7 2015 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions announced that it has opened an office in Madrid, Spain, to reinforce its presence in the Iberian Peninsula. It will offer the company’s range of products and customized services via a...

Business Moves

Apr 6 2015 // Brown & Brown, Spain AgencyBrown & Brown Inc. announced that its subsidiary Brown & Brown of New York Inc. has acquired certain assets of Spain Agency Inc., an independent agency based in Mahopac, N.Y. Terms...