Financial Info
InsuranceInsurance in Spain
Living in Spain inevitably brings up the issue of insurance, being it Household,
Health., Life or Motor and also for your visits to the Uk, travel!
The easiest way to obtain Insurance is from Brokers who speak English which
there are many in the Costas and Islands and in the major cities of Spain.
Buying property in Spain with a mortgage will require you to take out a Home
Owners Insurance Policy and a Life Insurance policy.
Private medical, heath, insurance is also available and can be obtained from
many familiar English named Heath Insurance companies. Costs are very
competitive and enable you to have all the advantages of first class treatment
with English speaking Doctors Consultants and Surgeons.
Car Insurance and Motorcycle Insurance is mandatory. As of 1995, Spanish law
requires that all vehicles be covered with at least minimum insurance that would
compensate any damage incurred against a third party.
You are required by law to carry your license and Insurance policy with you in
your car, if you do not beware that Spanish police, particularly the Guardia
Civil, they are taking special care to find drivers without insurance in order
to help them rectify their situation. Now, there is even an agreement between
the insurance industry and the police that allows the latter to check the
records of the former in order to identify uninsured vehicles.
The price for driving without insurance ranges from 600 to 3,000 euros and the
exact amount of the fine depends on what type of vehicle you are driving, what
the vehicle is used for and how long you have been driving without insurance.