Rafael Fernández Benito

Rafael Fernández is Counsel of the Insurance and Reinsurance Department in Pérez-Llorca. In the commercial field, Rafael has been involved in some of the most significant transactions in the Spanish insurance sector, including the sale and purchase of large insurance companies and cross-border portfolio transfers. From a regulatory point of view, Rafael has provided advice on insurance distribution, on the commencement of activities in the provision of services in Spain, as well as on the representation and assistance of insurance companies in inspection proceedings initiated by the Spanish Directorate-General for Insurance and Pension Funds. In the litigious field, Rafael has taken part in various civil liability claims (D&O, professional, product liability and surety), major claims, bancassurance alliance ruptures, coverage dispute resolution and recovery actions. Rafael has also worked as Secretary and Vice-Secretary for insurance entities, both in Spain and Luxembourg, where he acted as Company Secretary and provided advice related to corporate governance to Boards of Directors and Delegate Committees (including the Audit and Management Committees) of national and international entities.

From an international perspective, Rafael has been part of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)’s legal team, where he was involved in insurance against political risks and guarantees against losses from non-commercial risks, as well as Vice President, Legal Counsel at the head office of the insurance firm Swiss Re Europe in Luxembourg.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Counsel, Pérez-Llorca, Spain, 2020 – Present

• Insurance Commitee Officer, International Bar Association (IBA), 2020 – Present

• Member of the Board of the Association of Young Insurance Professionals, 2021 – Present

• Vice President and Legal Counsel, Swiss Re Europe, Luxembourg, 2019 – 2020

• Insurance and M&A Lawyer, Ashurst, 2017 – 2019

• Lawyer at Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA, World Bank), Washington DC, 2016

• Insurance and reinsurance Lawyer, Hogan Lovells, 2010 – 2015

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Professor of Commercial and Corporations I, IE University, Spain, 2018 – Present

• Legal Writing workshop, 2021

• Career Advisor, 2021 – Present

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Master’s degree in Law, with honours, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington DC, 2016

• Degree in Business Administration, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, 2012

• Degree in Law, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, 2009