Insuralex Latin America meet the London Market 2025

Insuralex Latin America meet the London Market 2025 An important delegation of Insuralex Latin America members will visit London on June 2nd and 3rd, 2025. The objective is to present
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Limitations on Surety Bond Coverage for Structural Stability Defects

By means of a recent arbitral award published in 2025, an arbitral tribunal in Colombia (hereinafter, the “Tribunal”) settled a dispute between (i) a contracting company, insured and beneficiary under
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Limitations on performance bond coverage for wages and benefits

In a recent 2025 ruling, the Colombian Supreme Court of Justice (hereinafter, the “Court”) issued a decision on the scope of coverage for salaries and social benefits under surety bonds
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2025 Taxation on reinsurance premiums Latin America

The world’s main reinsurance markets typically provide their services on a cross-border basis for Latin American cedants, given the limited reinsurance capacity within the region compared to the demand from
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No indemnification without proof of liability in non-contractual civil liability insurance

On February 26, 2025, the Colombian Supreme Court of Justice issued ruling STC2174-2025, upholding a decision by the Superior Tribunal of Bogotá regarding a constitutional remedy filed against the Colombian
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Work stability coverage and exclusion of lack of maintenance

The Colombian Council of State recently issued a ruling reinforcing contractor liability for structural defects in public works projects, even after contract settlement. The case involved a temporary joint venture
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Council of State ruling on liability insurance and statute of limitations

On February 3, 2025, the Colombian Council of the State issued a ruling (Case No. 68001-23-33-000-2016-00649-0) on an appeal filed by a regional hospital, insured under a civil liability insurance,
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Colombian Regulator Warns Insurer Over Misleading “All-Risk” Insurance Label

On January 16, 2025, the Colombian Financial Superintendency (the “SFC” for its acronym in Spanish) issued a warning to an insurance company for violating consumer protection regulations by offering a
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Colombian Council of State Defines Statute of Limitations for Insurance Claims in Fiscal Liability Proceedings

On November 28, 2024, the Colombian Council of State upheld a ruling that annulled the inclusion of an insurer as a civilly liable third party in a fiscal liability proceeding
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Employer´s liability coverage in civil liability insurance

This piece delves into a recent ruling by the Colombian Supreme Court (SL015-2025), which addresses the employer’s liability coverage under a civil liability insurance. The case involves the death of
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