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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
 
Posted by Steve Gould Friday, August 8, 2025 10:09:00 AM Categories: Envrionment Insurance Natural Disaster Spain Spanish Weather
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Adios

This is the last of my regular weekly postings
It's four in the morning. I've been binge-watching 'Mindhunter' and I just went to the kitchen to check on the sink, which has had problems draining. I boiled another five litres of water and poured it down with a litre of 6% wine vinegar which had been languishing at the back of the cupboard for years but it doesn't seem to make any difference. I'm at that stage in a non-practical man's life where I'm counting the times I buy the namby-pamby drain-cleaner solutions from the supermarket,... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, December 27, 2020 5:02:00 AM Categories: Andalusia Blogging Christmas Coronavirus Covid-19 Dystopia Poetry Spain Spanish Spanish culture
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Units in Spain

How some old units of measure endure to this day.
My first souvenir from Spain was a banknote. Back in 1972, my sister's boyfriend at the time had a fortnight in Torremolinos and gifted a One Hundred peseta note to me on his return, knowing that collecting foreign banknotes and coins was my childhood hobby. I remember I was quite taken by the images of the people on each side of the note. They looked so dignified and interesting in a foreign sort of way. Spain abandoned the peseta in 2002 when it joined the Euro (and achieved world-record... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, November 29, 2020 2:25:00 AM Categories: Andalusia Electricity Math Murcia Spain Spanish Spanish culture Spanish utilities
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