The ASF's first report on insurance intermediaries shows banks handled 72.5% of life insurance sales in 2025, and says it is questioning products that gave customers little value for money.
How to complain when an insurer refuses or delays a claim in Portugal: the 20-day deadline, the ombudsman, the ASF, and arbitration up to €5,000.
The agency was barred from competing for two years after leaving the DS Seguros network and paid nothing for the wait. Enforcing the penalty, the appeal court held, was an abuse of right. ECO reports at least 59 similar actions against former agents.
What to do at the scene of a car accident in Portugal, the joint report, telling your insurer, the deadlines insurers must meet, and uninsured drivers.
The insurance regulator's 2025 scorecard puts the average premium per insured person at 437.21 euros, individual policies at 452.38 and employer schemes at 423.90. It also counted 3,954 closed complaints, most of them about a claim rather than a price.
Hurt at work or on your commute in Portugal? Report it within 48 hours. What your employer's insurer pays, what counts, and the one year deadline to claim.
How to register with ANAC, take the free A1/A3 pilot exam, insure a drone over 900 grams, and get AAN permission to film from the air.
