Partners

Bird & Bird

Our Insurance and Reinsurance team at Bird & Bird Madrid, led by partners Luis Alfonso Fernández and Virginia Martínez, is a true one-stop-shop offering top-quality advice to the main players in the insurance and reinsurance sector (mainly insurance groups, intermediaries and companies with assistance needs in this area) on contentious, regulatory and commercial matters. Our specialisation in the insurance industry fits perfectly with Bird & Bird’s culture and sectoral approach.

In particular, we have extensive experience in the incorporation and application for authorisation of underwriting agencies, drafting and negotiating powers of attorney and other contracts, advising on all types of issues relating to the activity of underwriting agencies (insurance regulatory, tax, labour, data protection, among others), inspections and other proceedings with the DGSFP and in the performance of all types of commercial transactions related to underwriting agencies.

Areas of specialisation:

• Insurance Regulatory
• Insurance Litigation
• Insurance Commercial Law
• Data Protection and New Technologies
• Intellectual Property Law
• Tax Law
• Labour Law
• Competition
• Compliance

GES40 Legal Services

Highly specialized legal service in the insurance sector, both in terms of advice and management, processing and procedural defense.

Integral processing of claims as external claims department of insurance companies, underwriting agencies and other operators from opening to closing.

• Coverage analysis
• Feasibility reports
• Negotiation and settlement
• Preparation of settlements
• Advice on reserves
• Tailor-made reports
• Defense

Debt recovery

• Reimbursement actions
• Premium claims
• Appearance in bankruptcy proceedings

Civil Liability
Extensive and extensive experience in defending companies and policyholders in all types of Professional and General Liability claims and in coverage litigation.

Thanks to our commitment and our effort to implement the best practices to minimize the risk of criminal activities and acts of bribery, we have the AENOR certifications of Criminal Compliance according to the UNE 19601 Standard and of Anti-bribery Management System according to the ISO 37001 Standard.

Hogan Lovells

The insurance and reinsurance practice of Hogan Lovells’ Madrid office is made up of 20 lawyers specialized in the sector, and is recognized as a benchmark in advising (re)insurers. The team has a unique technical knowledge and experience in the sector, thanks to the specialized profile of its members and the work developed for more than 10 years in all types of projects and operations in the insurance sector. Hogan Lovells’ Insurance Department is a legal cluster for the insurance sector, offering advice in all areas with a legal-regulatory component of insurance.

Areas of specialization:

• Commercial Law and Insurance M&A
• Insurance Regulatory Law
• Insurance Litigation
• Data Protection and Cybersecurity
• Tax Law
• Competition Law
• Labor and Employment Law
• Regulatory Compliance and Criminal Law.

Muñoz Arribas Abogados

Our specialization in the insurance sector sets us apart. Muñoz Arribas Abogados is made up of a team of professionals with a global vision of an industry in constant growth and immersed in a process of digital transformation.

In order to respond to the needs and preferences of our clients, we have an offer of services of the highest quality, comprehensive and aligned with the insurance market, and we also have a training area for our clients with presentations and courses tailored to their needs. Our work is recognized by Legal500 and Chambers&Partners, but above all by our numerous clients.

Products: Claims, Regulatory, Labor, Training and New Technologies.

MAC RE

We are an independent broker specialized in reinsurance. We have extensive experience in the sector, integrating a team of proven capacity to successfully develop any project, regardless of its complexity, with innovative coverages and services and tailor-made solutions.

We work with all lines of business and reinsurance modalities. We are also specialized in the development and placement of Binders for Underwriting Agencies (MGAs), including the entire process, from the initial approach and design, to negotiation, reinsurance placement and formalization, proactively helping to successfully develop the business. We are driven by Technology led by our Talent.

Our Products: Binders, Underwriting Agency Formation, Reinsurance, Facilities, Line Slips, Digital Technology and Security Services, Sustainability Services and ESG Products, Medical and Personal Assistance Technology Services.

MAYRIT BROKER

We are an independent Lloyd’s Broker with a global knowledge of the market, providing services to insurance professionals, mainly Underwriting Agencies, Insurance Companies and Brokers willing to face challenges that improve their professional profile and the quality of their service.

We do not produce business on our own, but support our clients with tailor-made advice and performance.

We want to be part of the Underwriting Agency structure from the very beginning, from when it is just an idea or a sketch, all the way through to obtain all the necessary approvals, authorizations and registrations, to sign all the corresponding contracts and to produce, manage and administer all the business surrounding an Underwriting Agency.

• Products/Services to Partners
• Advice on the Creation of Subscription Agencies
• Licensing
• Business Plan Development
• Capacity Sourcing and Product Placement
• Compliance Policy Development
• Services for already established Underwriting Agencies
• Obtaining the Lloyd’s Coverholder distinction
• Binders Administration

WII RE

We are a Broker, specialised in advising Underwriting Agencies (MGAs), Insurance and Reinsurance Companies.

We accompany you in the opening and management of the Underwriting Agency so that the process is quick and simple, putting at your disposal all our experience of more than 20 years in the sector. We offer broad access to the global Insurance/Reinsurance market, including the latest products in an open market.

SERVICES:

• We manage the entire process by assisting Underwriting Agencies in all phases of development:
• Creation of the Underwriting Agency
• Selection and search for the Insurer/Carrier
• Search for reinsurance support
• Access to specialised lines of business
• Definition of Product, Policy, Limits and Capacities
• Application for Licences, documentation and management of formalities with the DGSFP
• Ongoing management of the Underwriting Agency

In addition, we manage:

• Reinsurance contracts
• Facilities / Line-slips / Facultatives
• Analytics

Products: Binders (MGAs), Casualty, Property, MGA & Binders, Marine & Energy, Financial Lines,Credit, Bonds & Political Risks, Life, Accidents & Health, Special Risks