July 22, 2021
MILAN – Shareholders representing about 16% of Generali are ready to ask the chief executive not to present a 2022-2024 business plan, a move that would challenge the insurer’s leadership, daily La Repubblica reported on Thursday. Generali’s CEO Philippe Donnet, …
July 12, 2021
Eight of the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance companies on Sunday launched an alliance to help speed up a transition to a net zero emissions economy. The companies, which include Europe’s top three insurers by premiums – Allianz, AXA and …
June 22, 2021
MILAN/PARIS/KUALA LUMPUR – Italy’s top insurer Generali has agreed to buy AXA’s insurance assets in Malaysia and take full ownership of a joint-venture it runs in the country to strengthen its local presence. The deals will turn Generali into the …
June 21, 2021
PRAGUE — Czech utility CEZ said on Friday [June 18] it had found alternative insurance for its coal-fired power plants after two providers said they would stop covering them from next year as part of an industry drive to drop …
June 14, 2021
UBS and German asset manager DWS are pressing ahead with final bids for the asset management arm of NN Group after Europe’s biggest insurers pulled out of the auction, three sources familiar with the deal told Reuters. Prudential Financial Inc …
June 9, 2021
Italy’s top insurer Assicurazioni Generali has dropped out of the race to buy the asset management arm of Dutch rival NN Group NV, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Generali and Deutsche Bank’s asset management unit DWS were …
June 8, 2021
MILAN – Italian insurer Cattolica said on Monday it had decided to delay a planned 200 million euro ($244 million) cash call to give its shareholders the chance to take up a buyout offer by bigger peer Assicurazioni Generali. Generali, …
June 4, 2021
DWS Group and Assicurazioni Generali SpA are among suitors that submitted initial bids this week for the asset management arm of NN Group NV, people familiar with the matter said. The unit, known as NN Investment Partners, has separately attracted …
June 4, 2021
The winners of the sixth annual Innovation in Insurance Awards have been announced by Efma and Accenture, which jointly established the awards in 2016 to recognize technology innovation. At a virtual ceremony, Generali was a big winner, receiving four out …
June 1, 2021
Generali has completed the acquisition of AXA Group’s Greek subsidiary, AXA Insurance S.A., for €167 million ($204 million) in cash. The acquisition, which comprises AXA’s life & savings and property/casualty businesses (P/C), was first announced on Dec. 31, 2020. As …