December 16, 2020
MILAN — Italy’s Banco BPM said it would end an insurance partnership with Cattolica by acquiring full control of their joint-ventures, in a move that may ease a mooted tie-up with BPER Banca. Banco BPM said late on Tuesday it …
November 5, 2020
AEC Wholesale Group, a subsidiary of Coverys European Holdings (CEH), announced the acquisition of Gava S.R.L, a Lloyd’s coverholder based in Brindisi, Italy. AEC Group will assume 100% ownership of Gava, bringing the Italian Lloyd’s coverholder into its existing network …
October 26, 2020
Coverys European Holdings (CEH), an agency platform and network specializing in European markets, has completed the 100% acquisition of Bridge Insurance Broker S.R.L, a Lloyd’s wholesale broker and coverholder based in Lucca, Italy. Bridge provides a full suite of property, …
October 23, 2020
Italy’s tax police raided the offices of state railway Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) and Generali to gather documents in a probe related to the awarding of contracts to the Italian insurer, a document seen by Reuters on Friday showed. A …
June 1, 2020
Cattolica Assicurazioni said on Monday that Italy’s insurance regulator had told it to raise 500 million euros ($557 million) after the coronavirus crisis knocked its solvency ratio, a measure of financial strength. The Bank of Italy warned last month about …
June 1, 2020
Italian eyewear billionaire Leonardo Del Vecchio stepped up his efforts to become a bigger player in Italy’s finance industry, asking for approval to raise his stake in Mediobanca SpA to as much as 20%. The shares jumped as much as …
May 18, 2020
Italian businesses that follow the health and safety rules are protected from liability in case returning workers catch coronavirus, the head of the country’s insurance association said in an interview with La Stampa. While infections are categorized as workplace accidents …
April 9, 2020
Victor Insurance Holdings, the world’s largest managing general underwriter (MGU), announced the appointment of Matteo Bonfà as country manager, Victor Italia S.r.l., effective immediately. Bonfà is based in Milan and reports to Anthony Stevens, president, Victor International. With a 20-year …
September 27, 2019
AXA XL Insurance announced the appointment of Saverio Longo as country leader, Italy. He will join AXA XL in November and will be based in Milan. He succeeds Simona Fumagalli, who was appointed head of International Financial Lines, Europe. In …
September 23, 2019
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has appointed Francesco Semprini as head Italy, effective Nov. 1, 2019. Based in Milan, Semprini will be responsible for managing the strategy, development and performance of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions’ business in Italy. Semprini has more …