Beazley Insurance dac – Portugal (via Southern Europe Country Manager) (Beazley plc (UK))
Full Spectrum Cyber
Beazley Breach Response (BBR) – Portugal
by Beazley Insurance dac – Portugal (via Southern Europe Country Manager)
B2BADirectNIS2Broker onlyEU / EEAPortuguese
Last updated Apr 2026
Product Details§ 01
Max Insurance Limit
Bespoke.
Market Focus
Mid-market to large enterprise.
AM Best Rating
A (Excellent) – AM Best (Beazley Insurance dac)
MGA / Direct
No – Direct insurer.
Policy Language
Portuguese / English
NIS2 / DORA Support
NIS2 and DORA compliance advisory included.
War Exclusion
War and nation-state cyber exclusion applied (LMA-aligned).
Geographic Scope
EU / EEA.
Broker Only
Yes
Advantages & Limitations§ 02
Advantages
- Dedicated Southern Europe Country Manager appointed (Lorena Segovia, 2024) covering Spain, Italy and Portugal — confirms direct distribution commitment.
- Coverage via Beazley Insurance dac (Irish-regulated European carrier).
- Note: Portuguese regulator (ASF) declared ransomware payment indemnification contracts non-compliant with civil law — Beazley policies structured accordingly.
- Beazley: #1 global cyber insurer by GWP (Insuramore 2023: 6.68% market share; $1.06bn GWP); $1.28bn cyber GWP (2024; +8% YoY); cyber ~20% of group premiums.
- Full Spectrum Cyber: integrated before/during/after cyber offering — only insurer offering "in-house, end-to-end support from quote to breach and back again".
- Beazley Breach Response (BBR): flagship policy wording; notification up to 2M individuals; up to £/€/$2.5M breach response; $10M+ aggregate limits.
- Beazley Quantum (Oct 2024): new £/$100M-capacity consortium for large corporates (>$1bn turnover) via Lloyd's Global Wholesale platform.
- FLEX consortium (Oct 2024): combined cyber + financial institutions coverage (crime, D&O, cyber) up to €/$50M for FIs globally via Lloyd's or Beazley dac paper.
- Pioneer cyber cat bonds: $670M+ outstanding; $300M PoleStar 2026-1 (Dec 2025).
- March 2026: Zurich Insurance Group agreed to acquire Beazley for £8.1bn — pending.
- March 2026: Zurich Insurance Group agreed to acquire Beazley for £8.1bn — pending regulatory approval.
Limitations
- ASF regulatory constraint on ransomware payment coverage; policy structure adapted for Portuguese law.
Contact & Response§ 03
Customer Contact
24/7 Crisis Hotline
24/7 via Beazley Security incident response.
Broker Contact