June 26, 2020
Italy’s largest insurer Assicurazioni Generali SpA said it will become a major shareholder in Cattolica Assicurazioni SC and a strategic partner with Cattolica in several areas of mutual opportunity. Generali said it has committed to becoming a major shareholder, acquiring …
October 10, 2019
When David Schaecter was a child in Slovakia in the 1930s, he counted more than 100 people in his extended family. By the end of World War II, he alone survived. The rest had been killed in Nazi concentration camps …
May 24, 2019
Generali has signed an agreement to sell the life run-off portfolio of its UK Branch to a subsidiary of Reinsurance Group of America Inc., the St. Louis, Mo.-based life and health reinsurance company. The run-off portfolio, which consists of mainly …
May 22, 2019
Assicurazioni Generali SpA is in early talks to buy the Central European assets of MetLife Inc. as the Italian insurer seeks to expand through acquisitions in high-growth markets, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The business may be …
May 7, 2019
Italy’s biggest insurer Generali is looking at small and medium-sized insurance companies in Europe to strengthen its presence in the region, it said on Tuesday. Generali said in November it had up to 4 billion euros ($4.5 billion) for acquisitions …
January 2, 2019
Assicurazioni Generali SpA announced the closing of the sale of its entire stake in Generali Belgium SA to Athora Holding Ltd. for approximately €540 million ($618.9 million). The deal was first announced on April 18, 2018. The company will be …
December 31, 2018
Generali Group has finalized its agreement to increase its stake in its Indian insurance joint venture with Future Group to 49 percent from 25.5 percent. Through this transaction, Generali has committed up to approximately €120 million ($137.3 million) to its …
November 21, 2018
Generali has earmarked up to four billion euros for acquisitions and growth as it looks to asset management and high-margin business in Latin America and Asia to fuel earnings. Italy’s top insurer — which generates most of its revenues in …
August 21, 2018
Fallout from the Genoa bridge disaster has erased about $2 billion of net worth from one of Italy’s richest families. The billionaire Benettons control 30.25 percent of Atlantia SpA, the construction company and toll-road owner that operated the Morandi Bridge …
July 19, 2018
Assicurazioni Generali SpA agreed to sell wealth-management and service units in Ireland and Guernsey for 409 million euros ($476 million), pushing the Italian insurer above its target for international disposals. The Generali Worldwide and Generali Link businesses will be purchased …