Latest Spain Headlines

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Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Spain Agency in New York

Mar 23 2015 // Brown & Brown Inc. announced today that its subsidiary Brown & Brown of New York Inc. has acquired certain assets of Spain Agency Inc., an independent agency based in Mahopac, New York. Terms of the transaction...

MAPFRE Net Income Rises 6.9% on Rebound in Spanish Business

Feb 11 2015 // MAPFRE SA, Spain’s biggest insurer, recorded a 6.9 percent rise in net income last year on higher returns in its home market. Net profit grew to 845 million euros ($956 million) from 790.5 million euros a year...

Spain’s Mapfre Seeking to Make Acquisitions in Europe and U.S.

Dec 1 2014 // Mapfre SA, the biggest insurer in Spain, is seeking to expand and may make acquisitions in Europe and the U.S., Chairman Antonio Huertas said.The company isn’t constrained by regulators’ efforts to stiffen...

Best Report: Spain’s Insurance Market Remains Profitable

Oct 14 2014 // As Spain’s economy shows signs of improvement, there are indications that the decline in the country’s non-life insurance market has slowed in 2014, aided by growth in the health insurance sector, according to...

How Insurance Can (or Can’t) Help You – a True Story

Aug 29 2014 // When it comes to personal lines insurance there are really only two attachment points – acquiring the policy and making a claim. The first is fairly simple, although less so if you happen to be a young driver. It’s...

Lloyd’s Tallies Insurable Value of World Cup Teams, Predicts Winner

Jun 13 2014 // Lloyd’s has released research with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) that ranks each team in the FIFA World Cup based on the collective insurable value of each country’s players. The total...

Ratings Recap: Penn National, MGA, MAPFRE USA

May 19 2014 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company and its...

EU Court Backs ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ in Ruling Against Google

May 13 2014 // Google Inc. may be ordered to remove personal information from its search engine after the European Union’s top court paved the way for citizens to have a “right to be forgotten.”“Links and...

Ratings Recap: Samsung Europe, Transmonde, MAPFRE PRAICO, Ocaso

Apr 15 2014 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a” of UK-based Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Company of Europe, Limited (SFME), both...

MAPFRE Details Future Plans – U.S. Expansion, Increased Operating Revenue

Mar 17 2014 // Spanish insurance group MAPFRE’s Chairman and CEO, Antonio Huertas, referred to the strategic objectives for the next three years, as he announced the highlights at its Annual General Meeting. The group forecast...

Ratings Roundup: Best Meridian, Seguros Catalana Occidente

Feb 14 2014 // A.M. Best has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” of Best Meridian Insurance...

MAPFRE Earnings up 18.7% to $1.078 Billion; Revenues at $35.32 Billion

Feb 12 2014 // Spain’s MAPFRE Group announced that its earnings for 2013 rose by 18.7 percent, to €790.5 million [$1.078 billion], while total revenues rose by 2.3 percent to €25.889 billion [$35.32 billion].The earnings report...

Study Forecasts Growth for Professional Indemnity Insurance in Europe

Dec 10 2013 // New research by market research consultancy London-based Finaccord forecasts that the market for professional indemnity insurance across ten European countries – namely, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy,...

Retailers Step Up Security as ‘Rambunctious’ Holiday Shopping Begins

Dec 1 2013 // With an estimated 140 million Americans predicted to shop this weekend, retailers are bolstering security, deploying Segway patrols and putting on live music to distract shoppers and avoid the deal-hunting scrums that can...

QBE Sets Aside ‘Immediate Needs’ Payouts for Spain Train Crash Victims

Aug 2 2013 // Australian insurance group QBE said on Thursday it had set aside €2.75 million [$3.64 million) for the immediate needs of those affected by last week’s train crash in Galicia in northwest Spain, which left 79...

Allianz, QBE Have Largest Exposures to Spain Train Crash

Jul 29 2013 // Germany’s Allianz and Australian group QBE bear the bulk of the insurance liability from this week’s fatal train crash in northwest Spain, according to sources at the companies.While Allianz’s Spanish...

UPDATE: Driver under Investigation after Spain Train Crash Kills 80

Jul 26 2013 // The driver of a Spanish train that derailed, killing at least 80 people, was under police guard in hospital on Thursday after the dramatic accident which an official source said was caused by excessive speed.The...

At Least 77 Killed, 131 Injured, after Train Derails in Spain

Jul 25 2013 // A train derailed outside the ancient northwestern Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela on Wednesday evening, killing at least 77 people and injuring up to 131 in one of Europe’s worst rail disasters.Bodies covered...

Best Affirms MAPFRE USA and Group Members Ratings; Outlook Negative

Jun 3 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” of the members of MAPFRE USA GROUP. The lead company in MAPFRE USA is The...

MAPFRE Posts $9.1 Billion Q1 Total Revenues; $346.5 Net Income

May 6 2013 // Spain’s MAPFRE announced that it had total revenues of €6.942 billion [$9.1 billion], a 1.6 percent increase, and attributable results of €264.3 million [$346.5 million], down by 2.6 percent, in the first quarter...