Serbia News

Vienna Insurance Group Completes Purchase of AXA’s Serbian Operations

Vienna Insurance Group announced it has completed the purchase of AXA’s Serbian companies. In July 2016 Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) signed a share purchase agreement for acquisition of the non-life company AXA Nezivotno Osiguranje a.d.o. Beograd and life company AXA …

AXA to Sell Serbian P/C and Life & Savings Units to Vienna Insurance

AXA announced it has entered into an agreement with Vienna Insurance Group to sell both its Life & Savings and Property & Casualty operations in Serbia and exit the Serbian market. Under the terms of the agreement, Vienna Insurance Group …

Record Flooding Impacts Southeast Europe: AIR Analysis

According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Southeast Europe is experiencing record levels of flooding after three months’ worth of rain fell in just three days. The report cited the “many landslides” that have covered roads, homes, and villages, as …

Northern Europe Counts Costs of Early Winter Weather

Heavy snow caused travel chaos across much of northern Europe on Thursday, keeping London’s Gatwick airport closed for a second day and disrupting road and rail travel in France, Germany and Switzerland. Days of sub-zero temperatures and snow in Britain, …

Baloise and Gothaer in Merger Talks on German Insurance Operations

The Baloise Group and Gothaer Versicherungsbank VVaG are negotiating about a strategic partnership and a merger of their German insurance activities. A letter of intent has been signed, the companeis said. Both companies are currently conducting due diligence. The outcome …

Fires Rage Out of Control in Greece

Massive fires raged out of control across Greece on Thursday, after killing three people overnight in the south, burning through villages and forests and stretching firefighting services to the limit. Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis appealed to Russian President Vladimir …

Generali, PPF Create Joint Insurer for Eastern Europe

Italy’s Generali Group has concluded an agreement with PPF Group N.V., an international financial group, headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, which is 95 percent controlled by Petr Kellner, a Czech entrepreneur with a strong track record of success. PPF Group in …

Vietnam Joins WTO

Nearly 32 years after Vietnam’s communists chased U.S. forces from their soil, the southeast Asian nation joined the capitalist club as the World Trade Organization’s 150th member on Thursday, signaling its emergence as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. “Welcome, …

S&P Says Sava Re Ratings Unaffected by Recent Acquisitions

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services stated that “its ratings and outlook on Slovenia-based reinsurer Pozavarovalnica Sava, d.d. (Sava Re – BBB+/Stable/–) are unaffected by the Jan. 4 announcement that Sava Re has acquired 53.65 percent of the third-largest Macedonia-based insurer, …

Generali Signs Deal to Acquire 51% Stake in Bulgaria’s Orel-G Holding

It’s not just the Italian Football (soccer) team that’s in an expansive mood. Italy’s Generali Group announced that it has signed an agreement for the acquisition of a 51 percent shareholding in Bulgarian insurer Orel-G Holding AD. The shares will …