Flood Risk Management Plans

This is the first issue of the digital magazine CONSORSEGUROS and its publication marks a new way for the Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros to show its presence within the wider context of Spanish and international insurance.

The Canary Island archipelago is a virtually unparalleled natural laboratory, not just for its geological origin or climate but also for the natural processes that take place as a result of the two. A third element, high population density combined with tourist appeal, makes the islands an ideal site for studying all manner of geological hazards.

Causes of dispute and types of claims in the insurance field. Methods of out-of-court dispute resolution in the insurance field. Proposed rules in the insurance field.

Given the extent of the damage caused by the Lorca earthquake, the scale of reconstruction required greatly exceeds the mere re-erection of its buildings.

The 1910 Paris flood not only produced serious damage but it had a profound impact on the collective consciousness at the time, bearing in mind the context of enthusiasm for great industrial progress in which it occurred.

Fundación MAPFRE has just published History of Insurance in Spain. This is an important book because, as it says in the Introduction entrusted to its Chairman, Antonio Huertas, it fills a gap in this country's historical bibliography.

Limitation of actions. Period of limitation for claims arising from road accidents when these take place within the territory of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia.

The Third International Meeting on Terrorism Risk Insurance was held in Washington D.C. on 10 September 2014, at the headquarters of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, under the title: Terrorism Risk Insurance: a Global Perspective. Where Do We Go From Here?

A day-long course on seismic risk and earthquake damage was held in the Community of Valencia during the month of September, addressing the issue both from the point of view of prevention as well as in the context of post-earthquake intervention.