Articles by Gianluca Semeraro

Generali Keeps 2024 Goal as Profits Rise 30% Despite Disaster Claims

Italy’s top insurer Generali stuck to 2024 targets on Thursday after posting a 29.6% rise in nine-month adjusted net profit despite rising claims from natural disasters which it said would also weigh on this quarter. The impact of extreme weather …

Generali’s Plan to Shed $22B of Insurance Liabilities Complicated by Interest-Rate Surge

Assicurazioni Generali’s plans to shed up to 20 billion euros ($21.87 billion) of insurance liabilities are being hampered as a surge in interest rates has complicated talks with buyers, three people familiar with the matter said. The Italian insurer embarked …

Generali Hikes Dividend Payout After Posting Its Best Ever Operating Profit

Italy’s Assicurazioni Generali surprised investors on Tuesday by hiking the dividend payout on its 2022 results after posting its best operating profit ever. Finance chief Cristiano Borean also told reporters the leading Italian insurer had no exposure to collapsed U.S. …

Generali Beats Forecasts With H1 Net Profit of $1.4 Billion

Italy’s top insurer Assicurazioni Generali said on Tuesday it would increase prices to keep up with rising costs, and maintained its financial targets after a strong life business helped it beat first-half earnings expectations. Generali, which on Wednesday will kick …

Generali’s 2nd Largest Investor, Who Sought to Oust CEO, Quits Board

Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone, the second largest shareholder in Assicurazioni Generali, has quit its board, the Italian insurer said on Friday, opening a new chapter in a long-standing shareholder row. Caltagirone holds a 9.95% stake in Generali, having beefed up his …

Generali Q1 Net Profit Beats Forecasts, Despite Russia Impairments

Assicurazioni Generali beat expectations in the first quarter even as impairments on Russia drove net profit lower, a boost for CEO Philippe Donnet who last month won a shareholder battle to keep his job for another three years. Italy’s biggest …

Update: Generali’s CEO Survives Leadership Challenge, but Rebels Take Board Seats

Philippe Donnet kept his job as chief executive of Italian insurer Generali on Friday, surviving a challenge from rebel domestic investors who retained board seats and vowed to keep up the pressure for reform. The vote at the company’s annual …

Generali’s Shareholders to Decide CEO Donnet’s Fate at Friday’s AGM

Generali’s shareholders will decide the future of the Italian insurer’s CEO Philippe Donnet in a vote on Friday, after a rebel investor locked in a bitter power struggle proposed a rival. Donnet, chief executive of Generali since 2016, has been …

Update: Challengers to Generali’s Management Target Higher Growth, Bigger M&A

The rebel challengers to Generali’s current management pledged to grow earnings by double figures through cost cuts and free up more cash for M&A deals for Italy’s largest insurer. Generali is facing a power struggle over its board composition at …

Generali’s Boardroom Battle Escalates With Resignation of No. 2 Investor

A boardroom battle at Generali has escalated after the No.2 investor in Italy’s biggest insurer resigned from the board in a challenge to the reappointment of CEO Philippe Donnet. Donnet, who is seeking a new mandate as CEO, is at …