Generali News

Generali Directors Oust Group CEO Perissinotto; Zurich’s Greco to Take Post

The Board of Directors of Italy’s Assicurazioni Generali announced that they had decided “by a majority to revoke the powers conferred on Giovanni Perissinotto as Managing Director and Group CEO of the Company” at a specially called meeting on Saturday. …

Ultimate Risk Solutions Names Nicolini Senior Advisor for Europe

Ultimate Risk Solutions, LLC, (URS) announced that Riccardo Nicolini, a long-time senior executive of Assicurazioni Generali, one of Italy’s largest insurance companies, has been appointed as Senior Advisor. URS develops financial risk software used by insurers, reinsurers, brokers and regulators. …

S&P Follows up on Euro Zone Rating Actions

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has followed up on the rating actions it announced in December concerning a number of Europe’s largest insurers. S&P has lowered its ratings on the following insurers (and certain related operating subsidiaries and certain holding …

AXA, Japan Post Top Best’s List of World’s Largest Insurers

France’s AXA S.A. has again topped the list of the world’s 25 largest insurance companies, based on premiums written, compiled by A.M. Best. The lists, which were compiled both on asset value and on net premiums written, reflects the dominance …

Best Downgrades Generali, Main Subs Ratings; Keeps on Review/Negative

As a result of the continued negative developments regarding the euro zone sovereign debt crisis, A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘A’ (Excellent) from ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit rating (ICR) …

S&P Puts Allianz, Aviva, AXA, Generali, Mapfre Units, 10 Other EU Insurers on CreditWatch/Negative

Standard & Poor’s Ratings announced that it has placed its ratings on the following insurers (and certain related operating subsidiaries and certain holding companies) on CreditWatch with negative implications: • Allianz Group (including the Euler Hermes group) • Aviva Group …

AXA, Generali Said to Advance in HSBC General Insurance Sale

AXA SA and Assicurazioni Generali SpA are among bidders shortlisted for HSBC Holdings Plc’s planned sale of its general insurance business, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. HSBC, Europe’s biggest bank, launched the sale in September in a deal …

Best Places Generali, Main Subsidiaries’ Ratings under Review/Negative

A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has taken action in the wake if the Italian financial crisis by placing the financial strength rating of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit rating of “aa-” of Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. and its main …

Report AXA, Generali, Tokio Marine, MS&AD Submit Bids for HSBC Unit

European insurers AXA SA, Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Japan’s Tokio Marine and MS&AD Insurance Group are among suitors to submit first round bids for HSBC’s non-life insurance business, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in a deal worth about …

Survey Shows Europe’s Top 10 P&C Insurers Grew Premiums by 5.2% in 2010

Spain’s MAPFRE has published its 7th annual survey of Europe’s non-life insurers, ranking them by gross premiums written. The survey found that “all the companies achieved an increase in premium revenues as well as excellent results, especially driven by their …