Generali Raises Bid for Aviva Poland in Battle with Dutch Insurer NN: Sources March 25, 2021 By Pamela Barbaglia, Stephen Jewkes and Agnieszka Barteczko MILAN – Italian insurer Generali has nudged up its bid for Aviva’s Polish arm, valuing the business at almost 2.5...
Aviva Pushes Back Deadline for Final Offers for Polish Operations: Sources February 25, 2021 By Pamela Barbaglia and Stephen Jewkes LONDON – Aviva has pushed back the deadline for final offers for its Polish operations to late March as the...
Generali Aims to Become Top Player in Asset Management November 18, 2020 By Gianluca Semeraro and Stephen Jewkes Italy’s top insurer Generali on Wednesday said it is aiming to become a top player in asset management after confirming...
Italy’s Generali Eyes Possible Acquisition of U.S. Asset Manager Brightsphere: Sources June 29, 2020 By David French, Pamela Barbaglia and Stephen Jewkes Assicurazioni Generali SpA has approached Brightsphere Investment Group Inc about a possible acquisition of the U.S. asset management firm, people...
Italy’s Banks Look to Sell P/C Insurance as New Source of Revenues February 4, 2019 By Stephen Jewkes and Valentina Za An aging population and struggling state finances could turn into an unlikely boon for Italy’s banks, which have turned to...
Italian Oil Services Firm Saipem Blames Cyber Attack on Shamoon Virus Variant December 13, 2018 By Stephen Jewkes and Jim Finkle A hack on Italian oil services firm Saipem that crippled more than 300 of the company’s computers used a variant...
Generali Earmarks €4 Billion ($4.6 Billion) for Acquisitions, Growth November 21, 2018 By Giulio Piovaccari and Stephen Jewkes Generali has earmarked up to four billion euros for acquisitions and growth as it looks to asset management and high-margin...
Russia-Backed Hackers Suspected in Cyber Attacks of Baltic Energy Networks May 12, 2017 By Stephen Jewkes and Oleg Vukmanovic Suspected Russia-backed hackers have launched exploratory cyber attacks against the energy networks of the Baltic states, sources said, raising security...
Generali Plans Expansion in Asset Management to Boost Profits May 11, 2017 By Stephen Jewkes and Gianluca Semeraro Generali is looking to buy portfolio management teams to expand its asset management operations and beef up its fee-based business,...
Top Generali Investors Making Their Influence Felt in Hunt for New CEO February 10, 2016 By Gianluca Semeraro, Pamela Barbaglia and Stephen Jewkes French corporate raider Vincent Bollore is making his influence felt in corporate Italy by defying the country’s old guard in...