All the headlines from our Spain Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...