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This Week in Post: Winter wine and Amazon advances
This week I attended a briefing on hostage negotiation skills organised by an underwriting association and a wine tasting hosted by a rehabilitation provider.
Generali Q3 profits tumble 9.9% on Dutch sale loss
Generali posted a 9.9% drop in nine-month profits due to a loss on the sale of its Dutch business
Generali Asia appoints former AIG executive as chief customer officer
Generali Asia has appointed a former AIG senior executive as chief customer officer for the region.
Generali sells Generali Nederland to ASR Nederland
Generali Group has entered into a share purchase agreement to dispose its entire shareholding in Generali Nederland.
Co-op trials Facebook car insurance chatbot
Co-op Insurance is trialling the UK’s first car insurance chatbot via Facebook Messenger.
Generali appoints Soo as Asia head of health
Generali has appointed former Munich Re manager Dr Hak Hong Soo as regional head of health Asia.
No plans to reopen legal challenge against shuttered North Korean insurer
A long-running legal dispute between North Korea’s state-run insurance firm and a group of reinsurers will not be reopened, even as the insurer’s assets were frozen by the UK government.
Benard swaps Axa Gulf for Generali Asia
Fabrice Benard has been appointed regional head of P&C retail for Italian giant Generali's Asia operations.
The Polish insurance market and its prospects
Price wars in the motor sector have contributed to poor results for Polish insurers, but the market could be shaken up by upcoming distribution rules and potentially growing demand for property, liability and cyber policies.
Ten more insurance firms join Blockchain pilot
Ten more insurance companies have joined a pilot scheme to test the impact of Blockchain on the industry.
Generali: We won’t use chat bots to deflect angry customers
Generali is trialling chat bots for “bureaucratic” tasks, but the company’s head of global claims said it wouldn’t be appropriate to use the technology to deal with angry customers.
This week: Decisions, scorecards and a viable alternative
After a slow start to 2017 I suddenly had lots of decisions to make this week about holidays, extracurricular activites and building plans (for my extension).
Generali terminates chief financial officer Minali's contract
Generali's general director and chief financial officer Alberto Minali has had his employment terminated.
Intesa weighs bid for Generali
Italy's largest bank Intesa Sanpaulo is investigating a potential bid for Italy's largest insurer Generali.
UK boss Alan Moore hails Generali as a 'viable alternative' to corporate insurance establishment
Generali is "a sleeping giant" in terms of corporate multinational business and could position itself as a real competitor to the likes of AIG, Allianz and Zurich, says its UK head.
Leonardi appointed head of Generali Asia
Former senior Axa employee Roberto Leonardi has been appointed regional officer for Generali Asia’s insurance operations.
Spencer departs Zurich following Howell appointment
Post understands Stuart Spencer, Zurich's former general insurance Asia-Pacific CEO, left the company on 31 December.
Zurich's group strategy chief resigns
Zurich's group chief strategy officer Claudio Gienal has left the company less than a year after joining the Swiss insurer.
Generali to sell off €1bn of assets by 2018
Italy's biggest insurer Generali is looking to leave unattractive markets in a bid to generate €1bn, the firm announced ahead of an investor day meeting this morning.
Career file: Jack Howell
Zurich has appointed Jack Howell as its new Asia-Pacific CEO. He is expected to join the company on 1 September and will be based in Taikoo, Hong Kong.
Top 30 European insurers 2016: At the top of their game
A lack of large natural disasters, favourable exchange rates and a number of sizeable mergers have seen many of the top 30 European insurers weather the tough environment and climb the rankings
Rios rejoins Allianz for Asia-Pacific risk role
Diego Rios has returned to Allianz as chief risk officer for Allianz Asia-Pacific.
Zurich appoints Howell Asia-Pacific CEO
Mario Greco, global CEO of Zurich, recruits former Generali colleague for Asia-Pacific role.
Howell resigns from Generali Asia
Post understands Jack Howell, regional officer for Generali Asia, has resigned.