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Italy’s Top Insurer Generali to Invest €3.5B in COVID-Hit European Countries

MILAN – Italy’s top insurer Generali said on Wednesday it launched a 3.5 billion euro ($4.26 billion) investment plan over five years to support the recovery of European countries hit by COVID-19. The plan, dubbed Fenice 190 to celebrate the …

Generali CEO Plans to Restructure Top Management: Sources

Assicurazioni Generali SpA Chief Executive Officer Philippe Donnet is seeking to overhaul the top ranks at Italy’s largest insurer to increase control on key businesses and speed up growth, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The CEO, whose …

Generali to Purchase AXA’s Greek Operations for $203 Million

Assicurazioni Generali SpA agreed to buy the Greek operations of French insurer AXA SA as part of its plans to expand in European non-life and health businesses. The Italian company will pay 165 million euros ($203 million) for AXA Greece, …

Generali Aims to Become Top Player in Asset Management

Italy’s top insurer Generali on Wednesday said it is aiming to become a top player in asset management after confirming its 2021 financial targets despite the pandemic. At an investor day on Wednesday, the insurer said asset management allowed it …

Update: Italy’s Tax Police Raid Offices of Generali in Probe About Insurance Contracts

Italy’s tax police raided the offices of state railway Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) and Generali to gather documents in a probe related to the awarding of contracts to the Italian insurer, a document seen by Reuters on Friday showed. A …

Generali Global Corporate & Commercial Names Moore as UK Branch General Manager

Generali Global Corporate & Commercial has appointed Alan Moore as UK Branch general manager, reporting to Manlio Lostuzzi, Global Corporate & Commercial CEO, effective Oct. 1. Moore will maintain his current role as head of Global Corporate & Commercial UK. …

Generali Completes Legal Merger of Subsidiaries in Portugal

After the completion of the acquisition of Seguradoras Unidas S.A. in Portugal in January, Generali concluded the process of the legal merger of all its 100% owned insurance subsidiaries in Portugal on Oct. 1, 2020. Seguradoras Unidas S.A. now incorporates …

UK Insurer LV= Says Talks Continue with Number of Parties About Possible Merger

UK insurance company Liverpool Victoria said it remains in talks with a “number of parties” about a possible transaction after Sky News reported it was negotiating a merger with rival Royal London. The company known as LV= “confirms that as …

AXA Weighs $177 Million Sale of Greek Business to Generali

AXA SA is in talks to sell its Greek operations to Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali SpA, according to people familiar with the matter, as part of its plans to ditch business lines deemed surplus to requirements. The two companies and …

Italian Insurer Cattolica Paves Way for Tie-Up with Generali

Shareholders in Italian cooperative insurer Cattolica Assicurazioni approved its conversion into a joint-stock company on Friday, paving the way to a tie-up with Generali to boost its capital position. Generali last month agreed to buy 24.4% of Cattolica and signed …