Five risks from Brazil’s newly-elected president Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil’s newly elected President Jair Bolsonaro is proposing radical policies that could destabilize his nation and South America. Observers fear...
Latin America
Venezuela defying the odds with new cryptocurrency, El Petro
Nicolas Maduro has advised government workers to invest in the newly created cryptocurrency, El Petro. The Venezuela president made the...
Rising US Dollar puts Latin American economies at risk
The rising US dollar is increasing the risk of a serious global economic crisis. The dollar’s rise has triggered economic...
World Bank issues historic $1.36bn catastrophe bond covering Latin American earthquakes
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the main component of the World Bank Group, has issued Latin American...
Insurers will cover Zika losses with conditions
Marathon swimmers dread Rio’s polluted waters. The US men and women basketball teams will stay on a docked cruise ship...
Lloyd’s represented in Latin American Market with new Colombian office
Advent and Brit, two Lloyd's insurers, have been represented on the Lloyd's Colombia Platform, alongside the Lloyd's representative office. Led...
Sompo Canopius forms partnership with Mexican Insurer GNP
Lloyd’s (re)insurer Sompo Canopius has just announced strategic partnership with Mexican insurer, Grupo Nacional Provincial (GNP). The companies released a...
Venezuela’s Maduro caught between failed systems
Is it a cautionary tale about the inevitable economic failure of socialism or an example of what can happen, in...
Brazil: Becoming Latin America’s Reinsurance Hub
Despite the ongoing controversy surrounding Brazil’s government and the economic difficulties, an initiative is being put in place with the...
Ecuador Earthquake: Low Insurance penetration drives tax hike
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked Ecuador on 16 April inflicted a grave human toll, including more than 600 deaths,...
