Philippe Donnet News

Generali Chairman to Step Down Amid Investor Tensions That Are ‘Source of Regret’

The chairman of Italy’s biggest insurer, Generali GASI.MI, plans to step down in April after 11 years in the job, saying that current tensions among investors were a source of regret. Gabriele Galateri di Genola told the board he would …

Generali Activist Investors Urge ‘Open Dialog’ to Overcome Perceived Growth Issues

Two activist investors in Generali GASI.MI on Tuesday urged Italy’s leading insurer to engage in “an open and constructive dialog” to overcome issues that have held back its growth. Generali is at the center of a shareholder battle pitting a …

Generali Asks Italian Regulators to Review of Tycoons’ Stake-Building

Assicurazioni Generali SpA requested regulators to assess whether the stakes purchased by a shareholder group including construction magnate Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone and Leonardo Del Vecchio are in compliance with insurance sector rules. Generali will ask Italian insurance regulator IVASS whether …

Generali Loses Third Board Director in Less Than 2 Weeks

Italy’s biggest insurer Generali said on Tuesday Sabrina Pucci had resigned from its board for personal reasons, the third director to step down in less than two weeks. Generali’s second-largest shareholder Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone quit the board on Jan. 13, …

Generali Proposes Candidates for New Board as Battle Rages On With Leading Investors

Italy’s top insurer Generali on Friday said it would press on with a list of candidates for its new board in line with regulatory guidelines, as a battle among its leading shareholders rages on. Italian market watchdog Consob on Friday …

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 …

Update: Generali’s CEO Bets on Buyback, Dividend Hike, Bold Profit Goals to Keep Job

Italy’s biggest insurer Generali said it would stick to bold earnings goals for 2024, hike dividends and launch its first buyback in 15 years as Chief Executive Philippe Donnet’s bid to stay on faces opposition from two billionaire investors. Donnet’s …

Generali to Focus on U.S., Asia in New Strategic Growth Plan: Report

Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy’s largest insurer, is preparing to unveil an international-growth strategy to investors this week, according to the Repubblica newspaper. The plan, to be presented by Chief Executive Officer Philippe Donnet on Wednesday, will focus on the company’s …

Italian Tycoons’ Challenge to Generali Hinges on Its Strategy for Asset Management

The two Italian billionaires who are challenging Mediobanca SpA’s decades-long grip over Assicurazioni Generali SpA want Italy’s largest insurer to focus more on asset management, as they draw up their plans ahead of a battle for control in the spring. …

Generali in Preliminary Talks to Buy Credit Agricole Subsidiary La Medicale

Assicurazioni Generali SpA is in early talks on a possible takeover of Credit Agricole subsidiary La Medicale, as part of plans to expand in European non-life and health insurance businesses, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The firm, …