Articles by Sonia Sirletti

Generali Names Galateri as Interim CEO After Greco Departs for Zurich Insurance

Assicurazioni Generali SpA appointed its Chairman Gabriele Galateri, as acting chief executive officer after CEO Mario Greco decided to quit Italy’s biggest insurer to become the head of Zurich Insurance Group AG. The company’s board approved the termination of Greco’s …

Zurich Names Generali’s Greco as CEO, with Task of Driving Turnaround

Zurich Insurance Group AG hired Assicurazioni Generali SpA’s Mario Greco as chief executive officer, giving him the task of turning around the company, after losses in its general insurance business forced the Swiss insurer to abandon a takeover bid. Greco, …

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 Q4 Profit Drops 75% on Higher Impairments

Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy’s biggest insurer, said fourth-quarter profit slid 75 percent after impairments of its Russian stake and related to the sale of BSI. The insurer increased its dividend by 33 percent. Net income declined to 81 million euros …

Generali Meets Targets Ahead of Schedule, Sheds Global Non-Core Assets

Assicurazioni Generali SpA said it has reached most of its targets ahead of schedule after shedding non-core assets around the world and will present a new strategy in May. “The next plan will be quite different because it will not …

Generali Third-Quarter Net Unchanged, Plans Higher Dividend

Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy’s biggest insurer, said third-quarter profit remained little changed as higher operating income from its life segment and property and casualty operations was offset by taxes. Net income rose to €513 million ($653.75 million] from €510 million …

Banca Carige Sells Insurance Units to Apollo to Raise Capital

Banca Carige SpA, one of the two Italian lenders that need to plug a capital shortfall after the European Central Bank’s review, agreed to sell its two insurance units to Apollo Management Holdings LP. Carige will sell Carige Assicurazioni SpA …

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 …