Is Brexit having any observable effect in Latin America? This post talks about trends and important topics that are affecting the Latin American Insurance market at this moment such as presidential elections, Brexit, etc.    The latest LMA Academy masterclass on May 29 provided a packed Lloyd’s Old Library with insights into trends and issues in Latin America from visiting …

The CEOs of the RTS Group visited São Paulo and Mexico City to learn first-hand how the Brazilian and Mexican insurance markets and economies are faring, the challenges they face and their requirements. Besides visiting the Group’s offices in both cities and holding several internal meetings with employees, the CEOs also participated in the seminars RTS organised with the most …

The Engineering School of Mechanics and Materials of FIU (Florida International University), through the Advance Institute for Material Engineering, has announced the formation of its Advance Materials Engineering Research Institute (AMERI) and has invited Eng. José Miguel Varela (ADVANTA’s Regional Director (LatAm & Carribean) to be a part of their Board of Advisors. The purpose of the Advance Materials Engineering …

On the 29th of May 2018, ADOCOSE organized a roundtable entitled “Global Perspective on Fire & Catastrophes”. ADVANTA was invited on the panel as one of the key participants. The roundtable discussion was attended by the leading insurance companies, brokers, health risks administrators as well as the regulatory bodies of the Dominican Republic. José Miguel Varela, ADVANTA’s Regional Director (LATAM …

RTS will participate as a panelist and sponsor in the 2018 Latin American Natural Resources seminars of Willis Towers Watson that will take place next week in Mexico City and Bogotá… If you don’t have a login or your access has expired, you will need to purchase a subscription to gain access to this article, including all our online content. …

This panel of Latin American insurance law experts, all members of the worldwide legal network Insuralex (www.insuralex.com), will provide the attendees with an update on Latin American underwriting, regulatory and legal issues. The speakers will summarise the status of each Latin American (LatAm) jurisdiction from different angles to give the audience an idea of the current situation of the insurance …

Adjusting losses in Latin America is highly complex and covers multiple aspects. To assure the best possible outcome for clients, expert adjusters need a great deal of knowledge, global vision and local and international market insights. With over 25 years of experience in Latin America, RTS International Loss Adjusters highlights some of these facets in this article. A terminology issue …

“Assessing the cost of the Mexican earthquakes: How effective was the industry’s management of the catastrophe?” is the interesting topic that will be discussed next May 2018 during the 7th Annual Latin American Insurance & Reinsurance Forum | Miami. Raúl Losana, CEO at Comando Engineering will discuss among other experienced insurance professionals relevant issues that took place during the recent Mexican earthquake. …

MiCRO has been recognized for its innovative use of technology to expand insurability boundaries and protect low-income families against serious financial loss caused by natural disasters The Microinsurance Catastrophe Risk Organization (MiCRO), was rewarded for using technology to grant access to appealing and affordable protection to underserved, vulnerable and low-income segments of the population. This index-based product piloted in Guatemala …

Allende & Brea seeks an 4/5 year graduated argentine lawyer specialized in corporate & regulatory matter to join its insurance & reinsurance team. For further information please contact to [email protected] Allende & Brea is one of Argentina’s most prestigious full-service law firms, founded in 1957 in Buenos Aires. Our lawyers advise large, medium and small companies on a permanent basis or …

If you are the Managing Director, Business Development Director or Marketing Director at a Latin American insurance-related firm, you should be aware that your co-workers are on LinkedIn at this very moment. Yes, right now…. and LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, which means big numbers when it comes to exposure. Very big. LinkedIn is a means to be …

The earthquake of September 19, 2017 caused a huge amount of damage to various buildings, mainly in Mexico City and the State of Morelos, and on a smaller scale in the States of Mexico and Puebla. In the attention to these incidents, Comando Engineering has faced mainly two challenges: The one that refers to the compliance with the current construction …

After our experience of the earthquakes in Mexico in situ, the RTS International Loss Adjusters team has produced a brief retrospective analysis of the phenomena that result in these earthquakes, the type of damage they cause and, most importantly, the preventive measures that can be taken to try to mitigate their effects. Lastly, we make a short comparison between the earthquakes that took place …

“Every year, employee´s theft and fraud at the workplace are estimated at about $600 billion” according to Dan Ariely. Predictably Irrational is the bestselling book on irrational consumer behaviour by psychologist and MIT professor Dan Ariely. The main thrust of the book is that consumers are systematically irrational in their behaviour – at best making sub-optimal choices, and at worst …

French insurance and investment giant AXA has agreed to acquire 100% of Bermudian insurance and reinsurance firm XL Group Ltd. for $15.3 billion (€12.4bn), to be fully paid in cash. The transaction is subject to approval by XL Group shareholders and other customary closing conditions, and is expected to close in the second-half of 2018. The $15.3 billion total transaction value represents …