Spain/Portugal
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BHSI confirms further European growth in Belgium and Spain
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has made further strides forward in recent weeks to establish itself as a leading player…
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EU member states rapped for failing to implement transparent and predictable working conditions
A total of 19 member states have failed to transpose the EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions, and…
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Berkshire Hathaway Specialty launches range of new policies in Spain
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has introduced a range of new proprietary policy wordings in Spain. The new policies include…
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Females lead just 12% of Europe’s banks in DBRS Morningstar gender diversity analysis
Only five of 43 European banks were led by a female CEO in 2021, according to DBRS Morningstar, and although…
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Ferma urges OECD to exclude captives from BEPS tax guidelines
Ferma has urged the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to amend its coming technical guidelines designed to tackle…
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Moderate EMEA P&C price rises in Q2 but German buyers suffer challenging conditions: Aon
Moderate price increases continued for most P&C insurance buyers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) during the second…
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Market flattening but opportunities still rich for nimble European MGAs: Van Loon
Fast-growing Brussels-based European MGA Alta Signa expects to benefit from market conditions over the next two years as the financial…
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Strong growth reported by Grupo Occidente as demand for credit insurance surges
Spanish insurance group Grupo Catalana Occidente, parent group of leading international trade credit insurer Atradius, reported a consolidated profit of…
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Big first-half increase in premium for Mapfre but net earnings fall
Mapfre has recorded the largest half-yearly premium volume in the last five years but saw a 7.3% fall in net…
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MAXIS GBN partners with Spanish critical health insurance solutions provider
MAXIS Global Benefits Network (MAXIS GBN) has formed a new partnership with Spanish health insurance solutions provider Further Group. Under…
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Spanish insurers post healthy H1 growth but still lag pre-Covid levels
Spanish insurers posted a decent rise in premium income for the first half of this year compared with the first…
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Data giants launch potentially ground-breaking supply chain RM solution
Risk and insurance managers have become increasingly frustrated in recent times by the inability of the traditional insurance market to…
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Insurers already limiting exposure to wildfires in Europe as models lag growing risk, says Chaucer
Increasing wildfire risk in Europe, which is filling headlines during the current heatwave, is difficult to price because models for…
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RiskPoint takes fresh investment to fund further growth
RiskPoint Group, the Stockholm-based managing general underwriter (MGU) with specialty insurance operations across Europe and the US, has secured fresh…
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Privacy activists file GDPR appeals in Spain and Sweden to enforce regulation
A privacy campaign group formed by activist Max Schrems has stepped up legal action against Europe’s national data protection authorities…
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DUAL Europe builds out cyber team to spur growth
Howden’s specialist managing general agent (MGA) DUAL has appointed five new cyber underwriters in Europe to drive growth. DUAL Europe…
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Portugese broker advises risk managers to prepare for more tough cyber renewals
Europe’s risk managers will need to lean ever more on their brokers to help them secure adequate cyber coverage at…
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European insurers call on EU to develop rules on third-party litigation funding
A group of leading European business associations – including Insurance Europe – have issued a joint statement that calls for…
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CJEU backs Spain in €1bn Prestige oil spill claim against London P&I Club
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that arbitration proceedings brought in the UK by The…
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Marsh names Trueba CEO in Spain
Marsh has promoted Pablo Trueba to CEO of Marsh Spain. Trueba takes up the role on 1 July. He is…
