Latest Italy Headlines
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Crawford Italy in Potential Acquisition Discussions with Studio Bolton
Nov 12 2010 // Mark Harman, CEO of Crawford & Company for Continental Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Paul Ogni, Country Manager of Crawford & Company Italia, together with William Bolton, Chairman of Studio Bolton &...
Best Affirms Generali’s ‘A+’ Ratings; Outlook Stable
Nov 9 2010 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit rating of “aa-” of Italy’s Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A., both...
Ratings Roundup: Allianz (Italy), MAPFRE PRAICO, Maiden
Jun 18 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “aa” of Allianz S.p.A. (Italy), both with stable outlooks. Best explained that the...
Bermuda Signs Tax Accord with Italy
May 18 2010 // Bermuda’s Minister of Finance, the Hon. Paula A. Cox, announced that Bermuda has concluded negotiations for a bilateral agreement with the Italian Republic that will, “upon signing later this year, provide for...
Willis Research Warns of Costly Consequences of Volcanic Eruptions
May 12 2010 // The world’s attention has been focused on the plumes of ash that continue to rise into the sky from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland. The microscopic grit in the ash cloud poses an ongoing threat to...
Italy’s Mt. Vesuvius Ranked as Europe’s Most Dangerous Volcano
Apr 15 2010 // A major eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius could result in 8,000 fatalities, 13,000 serious injuries and total economic losses of more than $24 billion, says a new study. According to the Willis Research Network...
Italian Court Convicts Google Executives for Italy Autism Video
Feb 25 2010 // A Milan court convicted three Google Inc executives on Wednesday for violating the privacy of an Italian boy with autism by letting a video of him being bullied be posted on the site in 2006. Google will appeal the...
Italian Auto Insurers’ Shares Could Gain from Price Increases
Feb 12 2010 // Shares in Italy’s top motor insurers could become more attractive this year because of the likely success of tariff [premium] increases in a market where rivalry from online and bank sales is still weak. Fund...
Best Affirms Generali’s ‘A+’ Ratings
Oct 13 2009 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A+’ (Superior) and the issuer credit rating of “aa-” of Italy’s Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A., both with stable outlooks. Best also...
U.S. RE in Alliance with Italy’s Sfrorni
Oct 8 2009 // New York-based U.S. RE Corporation, the international reinsurance brokerage firm, has formed a strategic alliance with Bruno Sforni S.p.A, an insurance and reinsurance broker located in Milan, Italy. The Company followed...
Ratings: Allianz (Italy), Hatherley, Jamaica, China Ins. (Singapore), Arab Orient
Jun 2 2009 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “aa” of Allianz S.p.A. (Italy), both with stable outlooks. The ratings reflect the...
Piccolomini Named Marsh Italy CEO; Cordero di Vonzo General Manager
Apr 27 2009 // Marsh has appointed Flavio Piccolomini as CEO of Marsh Italy and Emanuele Cordero di Vonzo as General Manager. Piccolomini joins Marsh after 18 years with Willis, where, after holding a number of different positions, he...
Willis Research Network Reports on Hazard Risk Assessment Conference
Apr 27 2009 // Last Thursday, April 23, the Willis Research Network (WRN), which is supported by Munich Re, Risk Management Solutions and Swiss Re, held a conference at the General Assembly of European Geosciences Union (EGU) in Vienna....
UPDATE: 1 in 4 Homes Damaged by Italian Quake Says RMS
Apr 10 2009 // Risk Management Solutions’ latest bulletin on the devastating earthquake, which struck Italy on Monday, estimates that “at least one in four homes in the epicentral area of L’Aquila have been...
RMS Analyzes Italian Quake
Apr 7 2009 // The earthquake that struck the Italian city of L’Aquila, the regional capital of Abruzzi in central Italy, is now measured at a strong magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale, according to Risk Management Solutions...
Deadly Quake Hits Central Italy
Apr 6 2009 // A strong earthquake struck near the central Italian town of L’Aquila early this morning, demolishing buildings and infrastructure. The death toll has already reached 50, but local authorities have indicated that many...
Ratings Roundup: Syndicate 0780, Munich Re Italy, NIPPONKOA, Exchange, Aerial Re, Colonial, Bay Haven
Jan 20 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on the Lloyd’s Syndicate Assessment (LSA) on Advent Underwriting – Syndicate 0780 to stable from positive. S&P also affirmed the...
Ratings II: Zurich (Spain), HDI (Italy), National Grid, Cat Bonds of Ajax, Carillion, Newton
Dec 23 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has raised its counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on non-life insurer Zurich Espana, Compania de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A.(Zurich España) to...
Ratings Recap: HDI (Italy), Provident, Polish Re, Arab Insurance Group
Dec 8 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has placed its ‘A’ long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Italy-based insurer HDI Assicurazioni SpA (HDI/Italia or HDI/I) on...
Best Affirms Allianz (Italy) ‘A+’ Ratings
Sep 3 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit rating of “aa” of Allianz S.p.A. (Italy) with stable outlooks. Best said its ratings “reflect the...
