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Insurers’ duty of due diligence to verify the nature of the risk

Wednesday, 30 July 2025 by Insuralex
Insurers’ duty of due diligence to verify the nature of the risk In a recent ruling issued in 2025, the Colombian Constitutional Court (hereinafter, the “Court”) ruled on key aspects
  • Published in Brigard Urrutia, News + Articles
Tagged under: Article 1058 of the Colombian Commercial Code, bad faith on the part of the policyholder, Brigard Urrutia Colombia, Burden of proof and transparency, Insurance Law Network, Insurance Lawyers Colombia, Insurers’ duty of due diligence to verify the nature of the risk

Indemnity under performance bond insurance for loss of opportunity

Tuesday, 29 July 2025 by Insuralex
In a recent 2025 ruling, the Council of State (the “CS”) clarified that, for an insured party covered under a performance bond to claim compensation for loss of opportunity, it
  • Published in Brigard Urrutia, News + Articles
Tagged under: Indemnity under performance bond insurance Colombia, Insuralex Colombia, Insurance Attorneys Colombia, Insurance Law Network, Insurance Lawyers Colombia, loss of opportunity Colombia

Bancassurance: Bank sanctioned for breach of duty of due diligence

Thursday, 24 July 2025 by Insuralex
In a recent 2025 sanction, the Colombian Financial Superintendence (the “SFC”, for its acronym in Spanish) imposed a penalty on a bank for deficiencies in the management and safekeeping of
  • Published in Brigard Urrutia, News + Articles
Tagged under: Articles 3 and 5 of Law 1328 of 2009 (the Colombian financial consumer protection law), Bancassurance Colombia, Bank sanctioned for breach of duty of due diligence, Colombian Financial Superintendence, Contractual obligation of safekeeping, Insuralex Colombia, Insurance Law Network, Insurance Lawyers Colombia

Colombia enacted Law 2475 to guarantee the inclusion and non-discrimination of cancer survivors

Monday, 21 July 2025 by Insuralex
On July 9, 2025, Colombia enacted Law 2475, which (i) seeks to guarantee the inclusion and non-discrimination of cancer survivors within the framework of insurance contracting, and (ii) modifies Article
  • Published in Brigard Urrutia, News + Articles
Tagged under: Article 1058 of the Commercial Code Colombia, Colombia Law 2475, Colombian law inclusion and non-discrimination of cancer survivors, Exception to the duty to disclose the risk condition, Insurance Lawyers Colombia

What does the SFC say about microinsurance in Colombia?

Friday, 20 June 2025 by Insuralex
By means of a recent legal opinion, the Financial Superintendency of Colombia (“SFC”) made important considerations regarding the regulation of microinsurance in Colombia: General regulatory framework Microinsurance does not have
  • Published in Brigard Urrutia, News + Articles
Tagged under: Brigard Urrutia, Financial Superintendency of Colombia (“SFC”), insurance attorneys, Insurance Lawyers Colombia, Lucas Fajardo, Luis Alejandro Peña, Parametric insurance Colombia, regulation of microinsurance in Colombia

What does the SFC say about parametric insurance in Colombia?

Wednesday, 18 June 2025 by Insuralex
By way of a recent legal opinion, the Colombian Superintendency of Finance (“SFC”) issued its views on the regulation applicable to parametric insurance in Colombia. Below is a summary of
  • Published in Brigard Urrutia, News + Articles
Tagged under: Brigard Urrutia parametric insurance lawyers Colombia, Colombian Superintendency of Finance “SFC”, Insurance Lawyers Colombia, Parametric insurance Colombia, Regulation applicable to parametric insurance in Colombia, SFC parametric Insurance

Limitations on Surety Bond Coverage for Structural Stability Defects

Tuesday, 15 April 2025 by Insuralex
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
  • Published in Brigard Urrutia, News + Articles
Tagged under: Insurance Law Network, Insurance Lawyers Colombia, Limitations on Surety Bond Coverage for Structural Stability Defects in Colombia

Limitations on performance bond coverage for wages and benefits

Monday, 31 March 2025 by Insuralex
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
  • Published in Brigard Urrutia, News + Articles
Tagged under: Article 34 of the Substantive Labor Code, Insuralex Colombia, Insurance Attorneys Colombia, Insurance Law Network, Insurance Lawyers Colombia, Limitations on performance bond coverage for wages and benefits in Colombia

Work stability coverage and exclusion of lack of maintenance

Wednesday, 12 March 2025 by Insuralex
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
  • Published in Brigard Urrutia, News + Articles
Tagged under: exclusion of lack of maintenance Colombia, Insurance Colombia, Insurance Lawyers Colombia, Work stability coverage Colombia

Colombian Regulator Warns Insurer Over Misleading “All-Risk” Insurance Label

Monday, 24 February 2025 by Insuralex
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
  • Published in Brigard Urrutia, News + Articles
Tagged under: Brigard Urrutia, Chambers Insurance ranked legal network, Colombian Financial Superintendency, Colombian insurance Regulator, Global Insurance Network, Insurance Lawyers Colombia, Insurer All-Risk Insurance Label, SFC
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