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Spain’s Best-Kept Secret: World-Class Disaster Insurance

Why This Little-Known System Puts Other Countries to Shame
Spain’s Best-Kept Secret: World-Class Disaster Insurance
If you own property in Spain, you probably understand the importance of having insurance coverage to protect your investment. However, even the best insurance policies can't always protect you from unexpected events like earthquakes, floods, and other natural disasters. That's where the Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros (CCS) comes in. The CCS is a public entity in Spain that was established in 1954 to ensure that everyone in the country has access to insurance coverage for certain... read more
 

Spanish Weather is Amazing

Thoughts on the capricious nature of Spanish weather
It is purely a personal observation but I'm aware of no other nation who talk more than the British about the weather than the Spanish people do. Before I came to live here, I, like many folk unfamiliar with the climate, thought it was all going to be "Scorchio" (If you don't get the reference, Google ' Meteorologikos mit Poula!'). How wrong I was. During my first August in Spain, the stifling heat was punctuated by a summer storm, the like of which I'd not seen before or since.... read more