Articles by Sonia Sirletti and Francesca Cinelli

Generali Q2 Net Income Falls 6% on Low Interest Rates & Volatile Equity Markets

Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy’s biggest insurer, said second-quarter profit fell 6 percent as low interest rates and volatile equity markets hurt investment gains. Net income declined to 590 million euros ($654 million) from 626 million euros a year earlier, the …

Generali Profit Drops 14% to $672M on Lower Income from Life Business

Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy’s biggest insurer, said first-quarter profit fell 14 percent on lower income from its life insurance business and after record capital gains from last year weren’t repeated. The shares fell the most in three months. Net income …

Generali Q4 Profit Misses Analysts’ Estimates on Life Income; Donnet Named CEO

Assicurazioni Generali SpA’s fourth-quarter profit rose less than some analysts expected on a writedown of its stake in BTG Pactual Group and lower income at its life business. The shares had their biggest decline in more than a month. The …

Generali Q3 Profit Falls 18% on Decline in Life Insurance Business

Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy’s biggest insurer, said third-quarter profit fell 18 percent after operating income declined at its life-insurance business. Net income dropped to 420 million euros [$458.6 million] from 513 million euros [$560.2 million] a year earlier, Trieste-based Generali …

Generali 2nd Quarter Profit Rises 51% on Life Business

Assicurazioni Generali SpA said second-quarter profit rose 51 percent, beating analysts’ estimates, after earnings from life insurance surged. The shares climbed in Milan. Net income at Italy’s biggest insurer increased to 626 million euros ($687 million) from 415 million euros …

Update: Generali Q1 Operating Profit Rises 6% to $1.5B on Investment Income

Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy’s biggest insurer, reported the highest quarterly operating profit in seven years, spurred by a surge in investment income. Profit in the three months to March climbed 6 percent to 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion), the Trieste-based …

Generali Expects to Reach Targets Earlier as Operating Net Rises

Assicurazioni Generali SpA expects to reach 2015 targets ahead of schedule and improve its dividend policy, as first-half operating profit of Italy’s biggest insurer rose to the highest in 10 years. “Our results show that we are quickly moving toward …

Generali Posts Quarterly Profit after Year-Ago Write Downs Caused Loss

Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy’s biggest insurer, reported a fourth-quarter profit after booking a loss a year earlier on write-downs of equity holdings. The insurer more than doubled its dividend. Net income was €324 million ($452 million) compared with a net …

Generali CEO Greco Targets Cost Reductions to Boost Capital

Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Europe’s third-largest insurer, plans to cut an extra 150 million euros ($204 million) of costs by 2015 and reduce debt to boost profit and strengthen capital. The company increased its cost savings goal to 750 million euros …

Generali Third-Quarter Net Profit Rises as Operating Income Climbs

Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy’s biggest insurer, said third-quarter profit rose 75 percent as it earned more from its life segment and property and casualty operations. Net income rose to €510 million ($690 million) from €291 million [$393.4 million] a year …