All the headlines from our Italy Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 16 2020 // MILAN — Italy’s Banco BPM said it would end an insurance partnership with Cattolica by acquiring full control of their joint-ventures, in a move that may ease a mooted tie-up with BPER Banca.Banco BPM said late...
Nov 30 2020 // Aviva Plc Chief Executive Officer Amanda Blanc confirmed the company was in talks to sell units in France, Poland and Italy as part of her overhaul of the insurance giant.The company is still in the “early stages for...
Nov 13 2020 // UnipolSai, Italy’s second-largest insurer, confirmed its full-year targets on Friday after a 37.7% rise in nine-month earnings, despite an uncertain economic outlook caused by the resurgence of the COVID-19...
Nov 5 2020 // AEC Wholesale Group, a subsidiary of Coverys European Holdings (CEH), announced the acquisition of Gava S.R.L, a Lloyd’s coverholder based in Brindisi, Italy.AEC Group will assume 100% ownership of Gava, bringing the...
Oct 26 2020 // Coverys European Holdings (CEH), an agency platform and network specializing in European markets, has completed the 100% acquisition of Bridge Insurance Broker S.R.L, a Lloyd’s wholesale broker and coverholder based...
Oct 23 2020 // Italy’s tax police raided the offices of state railway Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) and Generali to gather documents in a probe related to the awarding of contracts to the Italian insurer, a document seen by Reuters on...
Oct 22 2020 // The Talanx Group, the Hanover, Germany-based insurance group, announced it is expanding its business in Italy by making a bolt-on acquisition, via its Italian subsidiary.HDI Assicurazioni, a subsidiary of HDI International...
Aug 3 2020 // Late in March, Laura Gross, 72, was recovering from gall bladder surgery in her Fort Lee, New Jersey, home when she became sick again.Her throat, head and eyes hurt, her muscles and joints ached and she felt like she was...
Jun 29 2020 // Assicurazioni Generali SpA has approached Brightsphere Investment Group Inc about a possible acquisition of the U.S. asset management firm, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.A deal would expand the U.S....
Jun 26 2020 // Italy’s largest insurer Assicurazioni Generali SpA said it will become a major shareholder in Cattolica Assicurazioni SC and a strategic partner with Cattolica in several areas of mutual opportunity.Generali said it...
Jun 3 2020 // Leonardo Del Vecchio’s plans to boost the European presence of Italy’s top insurer Generali do not include a cross-border merger with rivals AXA or Zurich, a source close to the billionaire said on...
Jun 1 2020 // Cattolica Assicurazioni said on Monday that Italy’s insurance regulator had told it to raise 500 million euros ($557 million) after the coronavirus crisis knocked its solvency ratio, a measure of financial...
Jun 1 2020 // Italian eyewear billionaire Leonardo Del Vecchio stepped up his efforts to become a bigger player in Italy’s finance industry, asking for approval to raise his stake in Mediobanca SpA to as much as 20%. The shares...
May 18 2020 // Italian businesses that follow the health and safety rules are protected from liability in case returning workers catch coronavirus, the head of the country’s insurance association said in an interview with La...
Apr 21 2020 // Workers at Ferrari are signing up en masse for voluntary coronavirus screening so they can return to work as soon as possible in an ambitious scheme that could serve as a blueprint for manufacturers desperate to resume...
Apr 13 2020 // Italy’s biggest insurer Generali on Friday said it would pay its 2019 dividend in two tranches, confirming a total payout of 0.96 euros per share, citing its strong capital position.The announcement flies in the face...
Apr 9 2020 // Victor Insurance Holdings, the world’s largest managing general underwriter (MGU), announced the appointment of Matteo Bonfà as country manager, Victor Italia S.r.l., effective immediately.Bonfà is based in Milan...
Apr 1 2020 // European Union states are giving guarantees to credit insurers in a bid to keep coronavirus-hit companies afloat, as some firms cut cover for trade involving bloc members such as Italy and Spain, sources said.Without...
Mar 23 2020 // Freight carriers are struggling to deliver goods by land, sea or air as the coronavirus pandemic forces Western governments to impose lockdowns, threatening supplies of vital products including medicines into the most...
Mar 23 2020 // Freight carriers are struggling to deliver goods by land, sea or air as the coronavirus pandemic forces Western governments to impose lockdowns, threatening supplies of vital products including medicines into the most...