Spain/Portugal
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Latest risk managers sit Ferma’s rimap exam
Ferma held its latest rimap exams during the opening day of its forum yesterday, as it forges ahead with the…
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Beazley steps up European expansion plan through new Dublin base
Beazley, the Lloyd’s-based international specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has underwritten the first policy through its new Dublin-based insurance company…
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The case for covering D&O in a global programme
For many Spanish companies, expanding into new markets outside Spain has proved to be a productive path to profitable growth.…
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XL Catlin Iberia expands into political risk
XL Catlin’s Iberia operation will begin underwriting political risk insurance after appointing Santiago Herrero as head of political risk, credit…
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Economic risks top WEF global risk survey
Global business leaders have named economic risks – specifically unemployment in first place, followed by fiscal crises – as the…
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Holiday illness claims – the Spanish viewpoint
As recently reported in Commercial Risk Europe, the epidemic of holiday illness claims, predominantly being brought by British tourists against…
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Mapfre Global Risks sets up in London aviation market to drive international growth
Mapfre Global Risks (MGR) is moving into London’s aviation insurance market by appointing former Willis Towers Watson man Oscar Becerra…
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BMS launches new European venture in Spain
Independent insurance and reinsurance broker BMS Group has launched a new European venture, BMS Iberia. The new venture will provide…
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Evolution of European broking sector continues
It has been an active few weeks in the European broking sector as leading international players JLT, Aon, BMS and…
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New international head of underwriting at Mapfre Global Risks
Carlos Vasquez has been appointed as international head of underwriting at Mapfre Global Risks, the Mapfre unit that specialises in…
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Expert says no need for Spanish companies to panic over GDPR
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that comes into force in May 2018 should not throw Spanish risk managers…
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Companies must not freeze in face of bewildering array of risks
Companies cannot allow the sheer range and scale of threats currently facing European businesses to deter them from taking risks…
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BEPS not a threat to captives if used correctly: San Millán
Spanish and European captive owners should not be overly concerned about the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Base…
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Greater transparency and more contact needed to build confidence in insurers, say risk managers
Spanish risk and insurance managers are clearly as happy as their peers around Europe that overall prices for corporate insurance…
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Complex risks demand enterprise approach: Hecht
The rise of complex, enterprise-wide and largely intangible risks such as cyber means that risk management is more important than…
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Cyber cover improving, but pricing does not make sense: Soler
Juan Gayá Soler, director of risk management at El Corte Inglés, the leading Spanish retail group, gave a speech on…
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Global expansion makes insurance more important, says buyer
David González Pérez, director of risk and insurance at Sacyr, the construction and infrastructure concessions group, believes that insurance has…
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Brokers and insurers must raise cyber awareness
According to Cristina de Uriarte Chávarri, director of financial lines and international business at Concentra Grupo, the Madrid-based member of…
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Cyber: A fast maturing market but take-up remains low
Juan Aznar Gáldiz, managing director of HDI Global in Spain, said that awareness of the critical nature of cyber risk…
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Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance builds momentum in UK and southern Europe
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), the commercial insurance arm of Warren Buffet’s group, is starting to pick up the pace…