The insurance team at Garrigues is frequently engaged in regulatory, transactional and contentious mandates involving the insurance sector. Bancassurance agreements and reinsurance transactions are core areas of strength for the group. Álvaro López-Jorrín and Mónica Martín De Vidales share leadership of the practice. López-Jorrín specialises in corporate and commercial law, insurance contracts, and insurance regulatory matters. The ‘fully committed’ Arnau Tapias Monné is a key contact for domestic and cross-border M&A, insurance law, corporate governance, and private equity transactions.

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  • ‘I deal directly with Arnau Tapias Monné. He is a partner who is fully committed to providing the best service to his clients. Technically, he is a lawyer who not only masters the insurance area perfectly, but who also proposes solutions to problems that make sense to the sales team, being very proactive.'

  • ‘Technical knowledge and knowledge of our products and internal context. Trust.'

Key clients

  • CREDENDO
  • Sanitas (BUPA)
  • Adeslas
  • Swiss Life AG
  • BTG Pactual Reinsurance
  • Mutua Madrileña
  • Aegon
  • Allianz
  • Generali
  • Helvetia
  • Igualatorio Cantabria
  • Munich Re, Branch in Spain
  • Mutuavenir
  • Pelayo Mutua de Seguros a Prima Fija
  • Plus Ultra
  • Surne
  • Zurich
  • Bansabadell Seguros Generales & Vida
  • Banco Santander
  • BBVA
  • BBVA Seguros
  • Gerocaixa
  • Kutxabank
  • La Caixa / Vidacaixa
  • Sabadell
  • AXA
  • Reale
  • Linea Directa Aseguradora

Work highlights

  • Advised AXA on its €634m merger with GACM Seguros Generales, Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros.
  • Advised BBVA on its indirect acquisition of Bansabadell Vida as a result of the takeover bid over Banco Sabadell.
  • Advised BTG Pactual on several reinsurance agreements with a combined value of more than €140m.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Álvaro López-Jorrín
Garrigues

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Álvaro López-Jorrín, Mónica Martín de Vidales

Other key lawyers

Arnau Tapias Monné