January 26, 2016
Zurich Insurance Group AG hired Assicurazioni Generali SpA’s Mario Greco as chief executive officer, giving him the task of turning around the company, after losses in its general insurance business forced the Swiss insurer to abandon a takeover bid. Greco, …
November 5, 2015
Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy’s biggest insurer, said third-quarter profit fell 18 percent after operating income declined at its life-insurance business. Net income dropped to 420 million euros [$458.6 million] from 513 million euros [$560.2 million] a year earlier, Trieste-based Generali …
July 30, 2015
Assicurazioni Generali SpA said second-quarter profit rose 51 percent, beating analysts’ estimates, after earnings from life insurance surged. The shares climbed in Milan. Net income at Italy’s biggest insurer increased to 626 million euros ($687 million) from 415 million euros …
May 14, 2015
Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy’s biggest insurer, reported the highest quarterly operating profit in seven years, spurred by a surge in investment income. Profit in the three months to March climbed 6 percent to 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion), the Trieste-based …
March 12, 2015
Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy’s biggest insurer, said fourth-quarter profit slid 75 percent after impairments of its Russian stake and related to the sale of BSI. The insurer increased its dividend by 33 percent. Net income declined to 81 million euros …
November 19, 2014
Assicurazioni Generali SpA said it has reached most of its targets ahead of schedule after shedding non-core assets around the world and will present a new strategy in May. “The next plan will be quite different because it will not …
November 6, 2014
Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy’s biggest insurer, said third-quarter profit remained little changed as higher operating income from its life segment and property and casualty operations was offset by taxes. Net income rose to €513 million ($653.75 million] from €510 million …
October 28, 2014
Banca Carige SpA, one of the two Italian lenders that need to plug a capital shortfall after the European Central Bank’s review, agreed to sell its two insurance units to Apollo Management Holdings LP. Carige will sell Carige Assicurazioni SpA …
July 31, 2014
Assicurazioni Generali SpA expects to reach 2015 targets ahead of schedule and improve its dividend policy, as first-half operating profit of Italy’s biggest insurer rose to the highest in 10 years. “Our results show that we are quickly moving toward …
July 14, 2014
Assicurazioni Generali SpA agreed to sell its Swiss private-banking unit BSI Group to Grupo BTG Pactual for CHF1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) as Italy’s biggest insurer seeks to boost capital. Generali will receive CHF1.2 billion [$1.3466 billion] in cash and CHF300 …