Generali’s 9-Month Net Profit Rises 27% to $2 Billion
Net profit reached 1.86 billion euros ($2 billion), above a consensus analyst forecast provided by the company of 1.83 billion euros [$2.1 billion].
Gross premiums rose 6.1 percent to 49.7 billion euros [$56.9 billion], with a 7.8 percent increase in its life business.
The group’s economic solvency ratio – a measure of financial strength – came in at 221 percent, in line with levels at the end of June, but below 230 percent at the end of last year.
Chief Financial Officer Cristiano Borean said the insurer’s capital position remained solid, despite volatility in the financial markets during the year.
Government bonds have come under pressure as Italy’s new ruling coalition looks to borrow to fund increased welfare spending and tax cuts.
Generali, which is due to present its new plan on Nov. 21, holds around 60 billion euros [$68.7 billion] of Italian state bonds.
The European Commission has asked Italy, which is targeting a deficit of 2.4 percent of gross domestic product next year, to modify its draft budget, but so far Rome has shown no sign of complying.
($1 = 0.8747 euros) (Reporting by Giulio Piovaccari; editing by Stephen Jewkes and Mark Potter)
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