The Portuguese Insurance Institute regulates insurance of all kind. This body also deals with some types of supplementary pension, and is a good port of call for enquiries and information. See also http://www.isp.pt

The Portuguese trade union, in the same way as in some other EU countries, have preferential relationships with an insurance company, in which the union functions as a partner. In the Portuguese case, the company is called Sagres http://www.euresa.org/en/pa5_6.htm