- This is about AQS Consultores de Seguros and Seguraz – Mediação de Seguros, two established companies with a long history in the territory.
- The operation incorporates nearly 23 professionals and consolidates the group's presence in the north and centre of the country.
16 April 2026 - PIB Group Iberia, global insurance broker, continues to advance its growth strategy in the Iberian Peninsula with the acquisition of
AQS Insurance Consultants y
Seguraz – Insurance Broking, two Portuguese brokers from the same group, with a strong regional presence and specialisation in corporate insurance.
With this transaction, the group
incorporates around 23 professionals and strengthens its presence in the north and centre of Portugal. The acquisition also reinforces Portugal's role as one of the priority markets for the group, where PIB Group Iberia continues to identify opportunities for inorganic growth aligned with its model.
“
Portugal is a key market within our M&A strategy. This operation is a new important step for our expansion in the Iberian Peninsula.” assert
Martín Navaz, CEO of PIB Group Iberia.
Mauricio Oliveira, General Manager of PIB Group in Portugal, comments that
“Con estas incorporaciones incrementamos nuestra capilaridad territorial y reforzamos nuestras capacidades en segmentos estratégicos, siempre con el objetivo de ofrecer un mejor servicio a nuestros clientes”.
Territorial reinforcementrial in Portugal
AQS Insurance Consultants, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Louros, has a prominent presence in various locations throughout the country, including Estarreja, Ovar, Santa Maria da Feira, Vale de Cambra, Oliveira de Azémeis, and Matosinhos. The company manages a portfolio focused primarily on motor, multi-risk, and workers' compensation insurance, with a predominantly corporate client base.
Meanwhile,
Seguraz – Insurance Broking, founded in 1997 and based in Oliveira de Azeméis, specialises in the credit insurance segment and maintains consolidated relationships with insurers such as Cesce, Allianz and Coface.
Sérgio Canedo takes the leadership of the companies
Following the acquisition,
Sérgio Canedo he will assume leadership of the companies within the PIB Group structure in Portugal, ensuring business continuity and progressive integration into the group.
This transaction is part of PIB Group Iberia's strategy to incorporate insurance brokers with strong local roots, established teams and complementary capabilities, with the aim of continuing to develop a more robust and specialised value proposition for its clients.
About PIB Group
PIB Group is an independent, dynamic and diversified specialist insurance broker. Established in 2015, PIB Group has since grown rapidly through acquisitions and organic growth, as well as by recruiting leading professionals with extensive knowledge and experience in the insurance market.
PIB Group offers a wide range of specialist teams, products and services, and has a presence in the UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Romania, France and Israel. In these countries, it already manages over €6 billion in gross written premiums and has more than 4,000 employees.
