UniCredit News

Generali CEO Secures New Term After Contested Natixis Deal

Generali Chief Executive Philippe Donnet secured shareholder support on Thursday to stay in the job for another three years, after he struck a landmark asset management deal that irked both a major investor and the Rome government. The vote hands …

UniCredit Holds Stake of Between 6-7% in Generali, Source Says

UniCredit has increased its stake in insurer Generali to between 6% and 7%, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday, ahead of a key shareholder vote to pick a new board of directors. Unicredit’s stake was 5.3% …

Italian Fund Managers Add to Uncertainty in Generali Board Tussle

A group of Italian fund managers said on Friday it would put forward four candidates for the new board of Generali, adding to uncertainty over the outcome of a key shareholder vote at the country’s biggest insurer. A shareholder clash …

UniCredit Raises Generali Stake as CEO Orcel Seeks Deals Influence

UniCredit SpA has expanded its holding in Italy’s largest insurer, potentially giving Chief Executive Officer Andrea Orcel more influence in future deals. Orcel said Tuesday during UniCredit’s fourth-quarter earnings call that the bank now controls more than 5% in Assicurazioni …

Allianz Replaces UnipolSAI in UniCredit’s Insurance Venture Incontra

UniCredit said on Friday it was ending a non-life insurance venture with UnipolSAI as it strengthened its relationship with Germany’s Allianz, a top shareholder and insurance partner. UniCredit said it would buy the 51% stake the Italian insurer owned in …

Allianz and UniCredit Expand Longstanding Multi-Country Bancassurance Agreement

Allianz and UniCredit have signed a multi-country agreement to build on the companies’ longstanding bancassurance partnership which began in 1996. The agreement covers UniCredit’s footprint in Italy, Germany, Central and Eastern Europe, where the company serves more than 15 million …

UniCredit Hackers Try to Sell Employee Data on Cyber-Crime Forums

Data on about 3,000 UniCredit SpA employees was put up for sale on cyber-crime forums after a hacking attack. The data went on sale on April 19 and contained what the hacker said was information on UniCredit workers, including emails, …

Allianz, UniCredit Form Bancassurance Partnership in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE)

Allianz Group and UniCredit have signed a long-term bancassurance cooperation agreement in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. With this agreement, which will gradually start in the second half of 2018, UniCredit will exclusively partner with Allianz to provide …