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Allianz Has $3.2B to Spend on M&A, but ‘Disciplined’ Approach Is Needed

Feb 3 2017 // Allianz SE Chief Executive Officer Oliver Baete has 3 billion euros ($3.2 billion) to spend on acquisitions and is scouting for targets from Australia to Italy. Rushing into a deal would be a mistake, according to some...

Intesa’s Generali Gamble Carries Risks for Predator and Prey

Jan 30 2017 // An expected bid by Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s biggest retail bank, for the country’s largest insurance company is a bold gamble that has stunned the cozy world of Italian finance and carries risks for both...

Intesa’s Interest in Generali Merger Has ‘No Obvious Logic’: Opinion

Jan 25 2017 // Intesa Sanpaolo SpA’s interest in combining with insurer Assicurazioni Generali SpA has no obvious logic to it. If the lender has a cunning plan to make it work, it needs to reveal it.For now, Intesa says simply that...

Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Confirms It Is Eyeing a Merger with Generali

Jan 25 2017 // Intesa Sanpaolo SpA said it’s considering a merger with Assicurazioni Generali SpA, a deal that would reshape Italy’s financial industry by combining its second-biggest bank and largest insurer.“Possible...

Opinion: Does an Allianz-Generali Merger Make Sense? Perhaps Not…

Jan 23 2017 // The last time Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali SpA was rumoured to be in play, the supposed bidder, France’s AXA SA, said such a costly and complex deal would “make no sense at all.”This time, the...

Allianz, Intesa Sanpaolo Eyeing Generali Deal: News Report

Jan 23 2017 // Allianz SE, Europe’s largest insurer, and Intesa Sanpaolo SpA are interested in Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italian newspaper La Stampa reported Sunday, without citing anyone.Intesa is studying a “possible...

Allianz Eyes Purchasing Generali’s French Operations: Sources

Dec 16 2016 // Allianz SE, Europe’s largest insurer, is in discussions with Assicurazioni Generali SpA as it weighs a bid for the company’s French operations, according to people familiar with the matter.Allianz executives...

Generali Names Sesana as Italy’s Country Manager; Ryan Named Group CIO

Dec 14 2016 // Assicurazioni Generali’s board of directors has appointed Marco Sesana as country manager of Italy. He will also retain the position of chief executive officer of Generali Italia.Marco Sesana joined Generali Italia...

Lloyd’s Names Former Generali Exec, Vagnone, as Strategy & Change Director

Nov 16 2016 // Lloyd’s announced that Paolo Vagnone has been appointed to the newly created role of Strategy & Change director.Vagnone will lead the teams responsible for the development of Lloyd’s strategy as well as the...

Former Allianz Exec Mason to Lead New Generali Global Construction Practice

Nov 8 2016 // The U.S. branch of Generali Global Corporate & Commercial, a provider of multinational property, casualty, and specialty insurance and part of the global Generali Group, has launched a Global Construction Insurance...

AXA CEO: Rumored Generali Takeover ‘Makes No Sense At All’

Oct 4 2016 // French insurer AXA has no plans to merge with large rivals, its chief executive told a German newspaper, responding to recent speculation about a possible takeover of Italian peer Generali.“That makes no sense at...

Progressive, Generali Pursue Joint Telematics Research

Sep 7 2016 // Europe’s The Generali Group and Progressive Group of Insurance Companies of the U.S., both among the leaders in car insurance telematics, said they have entered into an research and development collaboration to...

Jamsa Joins Generali Global Assistance Digital Protection Services

Aug 25 2016 // Generali Global Assistance has named Julie Jamsa as vice president, Service Delivery, for the company’s Identity and Digital Protection Services Global unit. GGA recently launched Iris OnWatch, an identity protection...

Generali Q2 Net Income Falls 6% on Low Interest Rates & Volatile Equity Markets

Jul 29 2016 // Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy’s biggest insurer, said second-quarter profit fell 6 percent as low interest rates and volatile equity markets hurt investment gains.Net income declined to 590 million euros ($654...

Generali Forms Global Business Lines & International Unit; de Courtois to Lead

May 12 2016 // Assicurazioni Generali has formed a new operational division called Global Business Lines & International, which will be led by Frédéric de Courtois who is moving from AXA Italy in September.The new unit incorporates...

Generali Profit Drops 14% to $672M on Lower Income from Life Business

May 12 2016 // Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy’s biggest insurer, said first-quarter profit fell 14 percent on lower income from its life insurance business and after record capital gains from last year weren’t repeated....

How Italy’s Generali Is Connecting U.S. With Its Global Network

Apr 14 2016 // The U.S. branch of Generali’s Global Corporate & Commercial business unit has launched a property insurance product for U.S.-based multinational corporations.GC&C is a relative new kid on the block in...

Generali Q4 Profit Misses Analysts’ Estimates on Life Income; Donnet Named CEO

Mar 18 2016 // Assicurazioni Generali SpA’s fourth-quarter profit rose less than some analysts expected on a writedown of its stake in BTG Pactual Group and lower income at its life business. The shares had their biggest decline in...

Generali Set to Nominate Donnet as CEO, Succeeding Greco: Sources

Mar 10 2016 // Assicurazioni Generali SpA is set to propose Italy country manager Philippe Donnet as chief executive officer, replacing Mario Greco, who has joined Zurich Insurance Group AG, according to two people with knowledge of the...

Top Generali Investors Making Their Influence Felt in Hunt for New CEO

Feb 10 2016 // French corporate raider Vincent Bollore is making his influence felt in corporate Italy by defying the country’s old guard in choosing a replacement for Mario Greco as Generali chief executive.Greco may have...