During the Insuralex Annual Insurance Conference Meeting, BLP, an Exclusive Insuralex´s firm member of Costa Rica and Guatemala, was awarded referrer firm of the year (2022). Insuralex members highlighted BLP’s involvement and leadership in the Central American region. Former Insuralex President and BLP Partner Neftalí Garro accepted the award for the firm. “On behalf of BLP, I would like to thank Insuralex …

Global Claims Review 2022: Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty analyzed more than 530,000 insurance claims from 2017 to 2021 with a value of €88.7bn (US$90.4bn). Claims severity has increased while inflation will further challenge costs. Updating valuations of assets is key for companies and insurers. Contingent business interruption claims reach a new level driven by broken supply chains. Cyber claims …

At the Insuralex annual meeting held in Chicago on July 1st, 2022, Brigard Urrutia, exclusive firm member of Colombia, was distinguished as the “law firm of the year 2022”. Most Insuralex members highlighted the role of Brigard Urrutia’s insurance and reinsurance team director, Lucas Fajardo, as member of the Board of Directors, and regional leader for Latin America. In this role, …

Insuralex is pleased to announce that Lucas Fajardo, Director of Brigard Urrutia (Colombia), was recently designated as president of Insuralex, during its annual meeting held in Chicago on July 1st  2022. Lucas Fajardo has wide experience advising major players in the local and international insurance and reinsurance sector in handling national and cross-border insurance claims and complex transactions carried out …

DSU Coverage – Hidro Ituango / Personal injury / Engineering insurance / Critical issues on construction project claims in Latin America / Marine insurance adjustment – Opportunities in Latin America / Surety – Construction trends in COVID Times /    These past weeks have revealed a continuous series of activities for Advanta. From seminars to internal workshop trainings, company cocktails, …

Team of seasoned underwriters led by Pablo Korze brings unparalleled expertise to address unique and evolving needs of corporations across Latin America   Everest Insurance®, the Insurance division of Everest Re Group, Ltd. (“Everest”) announced that it has officially entered the Latin American market after receiving approval from the Commission for the Financial Market (CMF) to operate in Chile under …

Insuralex presents its new Facebook page Insuralex (Trusted Legal Advisors for (Re) Insurance) is pleased to introduce its new Facebook page, which focuses mainly on reports, articles, news, seminars, webinars, etc. related to (re)insurance. Insuralex focuses on clean, dynamic and visual content that supports the entire design structure. Designed to be friendly and safe to use, the homepage provides a …

Insuralex is the only insurance focused international network ranked in Global Chambers as a Leading Law Firm Network / Band 1. Founded two decades ago, in 2002, Insuralex (Trusted International Legal Advisors for (Re) Insurance) is a group created by more than 50 independent law firms from Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East that specialise in …

The President of Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, accompanied by the Minister of Agriculture, José Ángel López, have implemented an agricultural insurance that will protect smallholder farmers with improved practices, production of surpluses and implemented commercialization processes. This innovative agricultural insurance is a new financial product created to protect smallholder farmers in the event of two types of climatic events: heavy rains …

Prestigious Guatemala´s law firm BLP has been chosen by Insuralex Global Insurance Lawyers Group, a worldwide association of independent insurance and reinsurance lawyers, as its exclusive member firm in Guatemala. For more than ten years, BLP has provided legal counsel to both emerging and established companies on the best way to conduct business in Central America. With this addition, BLP …

Update! 2023 Miami ReInsurance Week calendar   Why attend? The 2022 Miami (re) insurance Week is the most important Miami networking week of the year for the Latin American Insurance Industry. Miami has become a (re) insurance hub for Latin America. It hosts the regional headquarters of many (re) insurance carriers and brokers and and also Lloyd’s of London. Miami has also …

We are writing to update you on Lloyd’s plans for our Meet the Market event, which we currently intend to host in person in Miami on February 16, 2022 (3pm to 6pm local time). Of course, we are mindful of the developing situation with COVID-19 and will continue to monitor public health guidance closely. However, we do want to provide …

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Microinsurance Catastrophe Risk Organization (MiCRO), with the support of SBS Seguros Colombia, launch an innovative insurance program to protect vulnerable rural communities against natural disasters exacerbated by climate change. As part of the community stores project associated with the UNDP’s Rapid Response Facility (RRF2) program, “Mi Siembra Segura” (My safe sowing) will protect …

MehaffyWeber, a top ranked law firm and a provider of legal services in the area of insurance law and related litigation, has been selected to serve as the exclusive member firm for Texas by Insuralex Global Insurance Lawyers Group, the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance law firm network. As part of Insuralex, clients and Insuralex´s insurance law firms will have …

Furtschegger was previously responsible for the international expansion of Entertainment, which is an AGCS line of business since 2015 Entertainment was hit significantly by Covid-19-driven claims in 2020, but is expected to develop into a successful and sustainable book of business for AGCS   Effective immediately, Michael Furtschegger will be appointed as Global Head of Entertainment at Allianz Global Corporate …