New provisions on the requirements that foreign reinsurers and reinsurance intermediaries The Superintendence of Companies, Securities, and Insurance issued in February of 2023 new regulations regarding the requirements that foreign reinsurers and reinsurance intermediaries domiciled abroad, must meet in order to obtain or maintain their license to operate in Ecuador. This regulation was issued to strengthen the requirements for the …

AIG is pleased to announce that Juan Tomás Durañona y Vedia has been appointed General Manager and President of AIG – Metropolitana, subject to local regulatory approvals. After previously serving as Chief Operating Officer of AIG Mexico, Juan’s decades of experience in the Latin American insurance market further positions AIG Ecuador for growth and innovation. AIG Metropolitana Cia de Seguros y Reaseguros S.A. …

The use of parametric insurance as an alternative to traditional indemnity-based insurance has increased over the last twenty years, particularly as a mechanism for insuring against extreme weather risks. Following said increasement, parametric insurance in Latin America has not received a standardized legal treatment. Every country has developed its applicable normative, at its sole discretion, depending on the requirements of …

AIG has been serving the Ecuador community for more than 50 years. We are one of the largest General Insurance companies in Ecuador offering innovative solutions to the changing needs of our clients. Our range of local and global products provides protection to both individual consumers and commercial clients. AIG Metropolitana is recognized as top player in the Insurance market …

The use of parametric insurance as an alternative to traditional indemnity-based insurance has increased over the last twenty years, particularly as a mechanism for insuring against extreme weather risks. Following said increasement, parametric insurances in Latin America have not received a standardized legal treatment. Every country has developed its applicable normative, at its sole discretion, depending on the requirements of …

Insuralex presents its latest report about life insurance law in Latin America. iNLIP insurance reports, news, articles, seminars, forums, webinars, etc.

During the last years Insuralex´s Latin America team has published many free reports related to key (Re) insurance topics such as: Parametric Insurance Reinsurance Criminal prosecution Liability Insurance Regulatory Insurer´s subrogation Insurance digital commercialization (Re) Insurance Arbitration Tax rates (Re) Insurance Premiums You can download these insurance related reports here.   About Insuralex Latin America: Insuralex Latin American insurance law …

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 …

Insurance companies, like many others, are exposed to multiple risks and, therefore, they are concerned about having mechanisms to ensure their operations, avoiding that, in the event of a large loss, the exposure of their patrimony becomes greater. That is why reinsurance is such an important contract in insurance markets worldwide. It helps to (i) increase the financial backing capacity …

FIDES (Federación Interamericana de Empresas de Seguros) has launched a report on insurance regulatory matters in the countries where FIDES has member insurer associations. FIDES represents 18 Latin American countries as well as Spain and The United States. Topics include: Licensing requirements for setting up insurers Regulatory and financial information Solvency requirements Supervision Distribution channels Reinsurance Investments Microinsurance regulations Cyber …

The right of subrogation of insurers is a common institution in most Latin American countries. However, although in all cases law establishes the right, the conditions regulating its exercise differ in each country. For instance, in some jurisdictions the right of subrogation applies to any insurance type, while in others certain types of insurance are excluded. Moreover, while in some …

Insuralex is launching a new free webinar: Insurance market in Ibero-America: responses in the post-COVID world   The COVID pandemic that hit the world in 2020 not only shook global health systems, but also impacted with particularly serious consequences in all economic sectors of society. The challenges posed for thousands of companies and states are not yet fully known. However, …

The Latin American Conference of Marine Insurance is the most important conference of Marine Insurance in Latin America. 28th – 30th October 2019  iNLIP, proud media partner of the 7th Latin American Conference of Marine Insurance In 2018 more than 300 people of 19 nationalities attended the Latin American Conference of Marine Insurance. (2018 Latin American Conference of Marine Insurance attendee list) In …