Work Department

Insurance

Position

Luis Alfonso is a Partner and Head in Bird & Bird's Insurance and Reinsurance department in the Madrid office, Co-Head of the International Insurance Group and Co-Head of the firm's LatAm Group.

He has a wealth of experience in litigation with regards to insurance matters, tort law, insurance and reinsurance coverage disputes, product liability, claims handling, industrial losses, aviation claims, professional liability, medmal, D&O, cyber risks and financial lines in general.

He is also a specialist in reinsurance contracts and practice, as well as on the regulatory aspects of the insurance and reinsurance industry, such as policy wording and insurance distribution agreements, insurtech, social benefits and pension regulation.

He is an expert in the design and implementation of surety bonds facilities for international (mainly LatAm) PPP (P3) projects.

He regulatory contributes articles concerning insurance contracts and practice, insurance regulation and co-author of books about liability issues and Insurance Law in Spain. He is also a Professor of Insurance Law and Tort Law at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE).

Education

Madrid Bar Association (Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid – ICAM), 1998