Portuguese market News

Fosun’s Fidelidade Says It Plans to Carry Out an IPO in 2025

Fidelidade-Companhia de Seguros SA, a Portuguese insurer controlled by China’s Fosun International Ltd., said it’s planning to carry out an initial public offering in 2025. That share sale would take place after Fidelidade completes a planned IPO of hospital operator …

HDI Global Opens Branch in Portugal

HDI Global SE has received regulatory approval to open a branch in Lisbon, Portugal. HDI Global has been operating in the Portuguese market for more than two decades under the European Union’s freedom of services. The new branch office in …

UK Broker Ardonagh to Acquire Portugal’s MDS Group

UK broker Ardonagh Group announced it has agreed to acquire Portuguese broker MDS Group. Headquartered in Porto, MDS has offices in Brazil, where it is the country’s largest independent broker, as well as Angola, Mozambique, Spain, and Malta. It is …

Generali Completes Legal Merger of Subsidiaries in Portugal

After the completion of the acquisition of Seguradoras Unidas S.A. in Portugal in January, Generali concluded the process of the legal merger of all its 100% owned insurance subsidiaries in Portugal on Oct. 1, 2020. Seguradoras Unidas S.A. now incorporates …

Sedgwick Acquires Portuguese Loss Adjusting and Claims Management Firm

Sedgwick, a global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, has acquired Perigest, a loss adjusting and claims management company in Portugal. “The transaction represents an important step for Sedgwick as a market leader in Spain and Portugal …

Sompo Int’l Forms Agricultural Insurance Partnership with Portuguese MGA ATLAS

Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced that its global agriculture platform, AgriSompo, has entered into a partnership with Portuguese managing general agent ATLAS Segurmina, to offer innovative crop insurance solutions …

BMS Signs Preferred Partner Agreement with Portuguese Specialty Broker Tagus

BMS Group, the independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced the conclusion of a preferred partner agreement with the new wholesale and specialty broker Tagus Specialty in Portugal. An ambitious production plan has been developed that will see BMS teams in London …

Generali Is Front-Runner to Buy Portugal Insurer Tranquilidade: Sources

Assicurazioni Generali SpA has emerged as the front-runner to acquire Apollo Global Management’s Tranquilidade, the second-largest non-life insurer in Portugal, people familiar with the matter said. The Italian insurer offered the highest bid for the Portuguese company and is poised …

XL Catlin in Iberia Taps Marsh’s Herrero as Head of Political Risk, Credit & Bond

XL Catlin’s insurance operation in Iberia announced new local underwriting capabilities with the appointment of Santiago Herrero as head of Political Risk, Credit & Bond (PRCB) – Iberia. Herrero will be based in Madrid and reports to Dan Riordan, XL …

XL Catlin Expands Professional Indemnity Offering in Iberia

XL Catlin’s insurance operation in Iberia announced an extension of its professional indemnity coverage. Traditionally, the coverage protects professional service firms against legal costs and claims for damages to third parties which may arise out of an act, omission or …