Generali Launches $1.4 Billion Bid to Buy Remaining Shares of Italy Rival Cattolica June 1, 2021 By Sonia Sirletti Italy’s largest insurer Assicurazioni Generali SpA launched a 1.2 billion-euro ($1.4 billion) bid to buy all the shares it doesn’t...
Macif Seen as Favorite to Buy $3.6B Aviva France; Talks to Sell Italian Unit Advance February 16, 2021 By Aaron Kirchfeld, Sonia Sirletti and Jan-Henrik Förster Aviva Plc, the British insurer, is in advanced talks on a sale of its Italian operations as it pushes ahead...
Generali CEO Plans to Restructure Top Management: Sources January 14, 2021 By Tommaso Ebhardt and Sonia Sirletti Assicurazioni Generali SpA Chief Executive Officer Philippe Donnet is seeking to overhaul the top ranks at Italy’s largest insurer to...
Generali to Purchase AXA’s Greek Operations for $203 Million January 4, 2021 By Sonia Sirletti Assicurazioni Generali SpA agreed to buy the Greek operations of French insurer AXA SA as part of its plans to...
AXA Weighs $177 Million Sale of Greek Business to Generali August 14, 2020 By Jan-Henrik Förster and Sonia Sirletti AXA SA is in talks to sell its Greek operations to Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali SpA, according to people familiar...
Generali Weighs Strategic Options for Swiss Insurance Business June 11, 2020 By Jan-Henrik Förster, Myriam Balezou and Sonia Sirletti Assicurazioni Generali SpA is exploring strategic options for its Swiss insurance operations, according to people familiar with the matter. The...
Billionaire Del Vecchio Seeks to Raise Stake in Generali’s Biggest Investor, Mediobanca June 1, 2020 By Tommaso Ebhardt and Sonia Sirletti Italian eyewear billionaire Leonardo Del Vecchio stepped up his efforts to become a bigger player in Italy’s finance industry, asking...
Allianz and Generali Plan to Sell Life Insurance Assets: Sources May 28, 2020 By Jan-Henrik Förster and Sonia Sirletti Two of Europe’s largest insurers are gearing up to sell billions of euros in life assets — a niche corner...
UniCredit Hackers Try to Sell Employee Data on Cyber-Crime Forums April 21, 2020 By Daniele Lepido and Sonia Sirletti Data on about 3,000 UniCredit SpA employees was put up for sale on cyber-crime forums after a hacking attack. The...
Generali Prepares to Make Formal Bid for MetLife’s European Assets: Sources November 25, 2019 By Sonia Sirletti Assicurazioni Generali SpA is preparing to make a formal bid for the European assets of MetLife Inc. following months of...