International services
Your insurance broker in Brazil — for the world
GVM Consulting is a São Paulo-based insurance brokerage specialized in serving international clients and programs that need coverage in Brazil.
Whether you are a clinical trial sponsor, a foreign company operating in Brazil or an international broker looking for a local partner, GVM structures and coordinates the coverage required by Brazilian regulation — with technical fluency and in four languages.
How we help international clients
Clinical trial insurance
Stand-alone policies or policies tied to global master programs, compliant with Brazilian regulation (CEP/CONEP and ANVISA). We have arranged coverage for more than 60,000 research subjects across several countries.
Foreign companies in Brazil
Coverage for foreign companies and individuals with operations, assets or insurable interests in Brazilian territory.
Partnership with international brokers
We are the Brazil partner for foreign brokers: we act as the local arm of global programs (fronting) and handle the locally admitted policy, coordinating with the broker and the global teams.
Reinsurance capacity
For risks with no appetite in the local market, we source reinsurance capacity both nationally and internationally.
Each area in detail
Clinical trial insurance
We structure the coverage required by the Brazilian ethics system (CEP/CONEP, Resolution CNS 466/2012) and by ANVISA (RDC 9/2015), sized by study phase, number of subjects, duration and protocol design. We handle both stand-alone policies for a single study and policies tied to global master programs, with the local issuance Brazilian regulation requires. We have arranged coverage for more than 60,000 research subjects across several countries.
Foreign companies in Brazil
Foreign companies with subsidiaries, assets, projects or interests in Brazil often need local coverage — frequently by regulatory or contractual requirement. We act as the local broker that understands both your headquarters and the Brazilian rules, structuring property, liability, D&O, engineering and other lines as your operation requires.
Partnership with brokers and global programs (fronting)
In international insurance programs, the global policy needs a locally admitted policy in Brazil. For foreign brokers that need a partner in Brazil, we are that local arm: we take on issuance, terms and communication in coordination with the originating broker and the global insurers, with confidentiality and full respect for the broker's relationship with its client. The result is a program that works seamlessly in Brazilian territory — and a partner broker that can entrust the local operation to someone who knows the rules here.
Reinsurance capacity
When a risk finds no appetite in the local insurance market — due to size, nature or complexity — we source reinsurance capacity nationally and internationally. It is the work of structuring a solution where, at first sight, there was no coverage.
Why trust GVM
- 60,000+
- subjects insured in clinical research
- Global
- policies issued across several countries
- SUSEP
- broker regulated in Brazil (no. 222134993)
Specialists, not generalists
Deep technical knowledge of complex and niche risks.
Bridge to Brazil
We handle the local rules and speak with your global teams.
Multilingual
Service in Portuguese, English, German and Spanish.
Frequently asked questions
Do you serve clients and companies from outside Brazil?
Yes. We serve sponsors, CROs, companies and international brokers that need coverage or a local partner in Brazil, with service in Portuguese, English, German and Spanish.
Is clinical trial insurance mandatory in Brazil?
Guaranteeing assistance and indemnification to participants for trial-related harm is a requirement of the Brazilian regulatory system (CEP/CONEP and ANVISA). Insurance is the usual way to meet it, and we structure it according to the protocol.
Do you issue stand-alone policies or only global programs?
Both. We issue stand-alone policies for a specific study and policies tied to global master programs. We have arranged coverage for more than 60,000 subjects, with policies issued in several countries.
What is fronting and how do you help?
Fronting is when a global insurance program needs a locally admitted policy in the country. We act as the local broker in Brazil, coordinating issuance and terms with your global teams and insurers.
Does a foreign company need local insurance in Brazil?
In many cases, yes — by regulatory or contractual requirement, and because a foreign policy may not respond in Brazilian territory. We structure the appropriate local coverage.
What if the risk is not accepted by the Brazilian market?
We source reinsurance capacity, national and international, to make coverage viable for complex or large risks that find no appetite in the local market.
In which languages do you operate?
Portuguese, English, German and Spanish — both in technical structuring and in communication with your global teams.
How do we start?
Contact GVM via WhatsApp, phone or e-mail with a summary of your need (study, operation or program). From there, we structure the solution and the quote, with no obligation.
Let's structure your coverage in Brazil
Count on a local partner that understands your international operation.