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Fitch affirms Generali at A- with negative outlook
Fitch has confirmed the ratings of Italian insurance giant Generali, locking the insurer and its core subsidiaries’ Insurer Financial Strength score at A- with a negative outlook.
Generali backs Italian stem cell trial
Italian insurer Generali and research organisation Associazione Revert Onlus have begun a three-year partnership to support cell therapy clinical trial on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Axa retains top spot in AM Best insurer rankings
French insurer Axa has held on to the top spot in the AM Best ranking of largest insurers by net premiums written, with Allianz climbing into third place.
International: Europe boards the telematics train
European powerhouse Germany is the latest country to show an appetite for collecting driving data. But the global spread isn’t stopping there.
Europe: Telematics around the world
"Black", "box" and "technology" have become buzzwords for the insurance industry, with firms of all stripes seeking to incorporate more data into both their underwriting and claims processes to give insurers a better idea of customer risks.
Generali on negative watch after S&P adjusts ratings criteria
Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has placed Italy’s Generali on credit watch with negative implications.
Generali sells Fata Danni to Cattolica for €179m
Italian insurer Generali has agreed to sell its agricultural risks business Fata Assicurazioni Danni to Cattolica for €179m (£149m).
Generali takes full control of Philippines, Thailand and Indonesian operations
Generali has completed the acquisition from Kuok Group of the 40% interests held by the partner in Generali Asia, the holding company controlling the group's insurance operations in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia.
Generali boosts profits by 40%
Assicurazioni Generali has posted net profits of €1.6bn (£1.3m), a 40.4% increase on the nine month results last year.
RSA stock boosted by takeover rumours
Rumours of a buyout at RSA have seen the insurer’s share price climb 3.1p yesterday, reaching a high of £1.27 at the close of business on the London Stock Exchange.
Cash compensation for the minority shareholders of Generali Deutschland Holding
As part of the squeeze-out procedure to take full control of Generali Deutschland Group, Assicurazioni Generali has notified its subsidiary Generali Deutschland Holding AG about the amount of cash compensation to be granted to the minority shareholders…
Generali unveils EMEA and Latin America units
Generali is to simplify its global structure by creating two new business regions, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Latin America.
Systemic risk: The burden of being big
What will the extra scrutiny that comes with being a global systemically important insurer mean for the nine firms given the designation?
Bolloré resigns as Generali vice-chairman
French billionaire Vincent Bolloré has resigned from his role as Generali vice-chairman in order to spend more time working at Paris-based conglomerate Vivendi.
Europe: The cost of Concordia
What has the Costa Concordia disaster meant for the European marine market?
Europe: Too big to fail?
The recent release of the Financial Stability Board's GSII list has led to complaints that insurers are not being differentiated from banks. Francesca Nyman explains.
Generali net profit hits €1.08bn after strong P&C performance
Italian insurer Generali recorded a 28% rise in first half net profit to €1.08bn as the firm continued its restructuring programme.
Generali net profit hits €1.08bn after strong P&C performance
Generali recorded a 28% rise in first half net profit to €1.08bn following its restructuring programme.
Editor's comment: The end of guilt by association?
When they were young, insurers got in with the wrong crowd.
Generali accepts G-SII designation
Italian insurer Generali has acknowledged its designation as a global systemically important insurer by the Financial Stability Board.
Generali accepts G-SII designation
Italian insurer Generali has acknowledged its designation as a global systemically important insurer by the Financial Stability Board.
Generali, Prudential and Ping An among list of global systemically important insurers
The Financial Stability Board has published the list of global systemically important insurers with views to developing a policy framework to address the risks these firms they are thought to present.
Aviva, Allianz and Axa named as global systemically important insurers
The Financial Stability Board has published the list of global systemically important insurers with views to developing a policy framework to address the risks these firms they are thought to present.
S&P downgrades Italian insurer Generali
European insurer Generali has been downgraded from A to A- by Standard and Poor's.