Ruth Duque
Europe Guide 2024
Band 1 : Insurance
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About
Provided by Ruth Duque
Practice Areas
Partner. Specialist in advising on corporate and regulatory matters, as well as on insurance claims in the insurance and reinsurance industry. Throughout her career, she has worked with important national and international clients on M&A transactions, bancassurance alliances, reinsurance agreements, portfolio assignments, reorganizations and corporate matters of all kinds. In the area of regulatory, she has advised on product design both for life and non-life insurance, contract interpretation, insurance and reinsurance distribution, pension plans and funds, as well as on proceedings with the Spanish Directorate-General of Insurance and Pension Funds. She also advises insurance and reinsurance companies on insurance claims (P&C, PI, D&O, E&O and cyber insurance), analyzing coverage, and handling recollection and actions of all kinds.
Career
Ms. Duque is a Spanish state insurance inspector on leave of absence. She is former deputy director of the Spanish Directorate-General of Insurance and Pension Funds.
Professional Memberships
She is a member of the Professional Association of State Insurance Inspectors. She is registered in the Official Auditors Registry (not practicing) and is a member of the Madrid Bar Association.
Publications
She has written many articles and publications on matters concerning the insurance and reinsurance sector and speaks regularly at national and international forums.
Personal
Bachelor of Laws, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2001. Bachelor of Business Administration and Management, 2001.
Chambers Review
Europe
Ruth Duque is esteemed for her advice on regulatory matters, tax, insurance product design and distribution, cyber protection and corporate restructuring. She has a wealth of experience advising both banks and insurance companies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ruth is creative. She has a good overview of the Spanish insurance regulator's view."
"Ruth is very approachable. She is knowledgeable and clear in her responses."
"Throughout the years, Ruth has definitely become a market reference of the insurance industry."
"I especially appreciate her capacity to understand commercial requirements and her ability to transfer them into a legal framework."
"She has extensive knowledge in insurance distribution law and with great business and customer orientation."
"Ruth is creative. She has a good overview of the Spanish insurance regulator's view."
"Ruth is very approachable. She is knowledgeable and clear in her responses."
"Throughout the years, Ruth has definitely become a market reference of the insurance industry."
"I especially appreciate her capacity to understand commercial requirements and her ability to transfer them into a legal framework."
"She has extensive knowledge in insurance distribution law and with great business and customer orientation."