Assicurazioni Generali SpA

Assicurazioni Generali SpA engages in the provision of insurance and financial products. It operates through the following business segments: Life, Property and Casualty, Asset Management, and Holding and Other Businesses. The Life segment offers coverage through a lump sum or an annuity payment if an event occurs involving human life in exchange for the premium payment as remuneration from the policyholder for the risk taken. The Property and Casualty segment offers insurance against damage to property, personal injury, and public liability. The Asset Management segment provides solutions for the selection and maintenance of listed and unlisted financial instruments in order to generate the best possible return for a given level of risk. The Holding and Other Businesses segment performs parent company functions through the management and coordination of administrative and financial services for the companies in the group. The company was founded on December 26, 1831 and is headquartered in Trieste, Italy.

Philippe Donnet retained his role as chief executive of Italian insurer Generali on Friday when he won the backing of shareholders in the face of a challenge from a rebel investor.

Generali chief executive Donnet survives rebel challenge

Generali shareholders representing 70.7% of the Italian insurer's capital registered to vote at Friday's annual general meeting in a move that is expected to favour the reappointment of Chief Executive Philippe Donnet.

Large Generali shareholder vote seen boosting CEO's chances

Generali shareholders will vote to select a chief executive and board of directors on April 29.

Factbox-Who's who in Italy's Generali drama

Generali's shareholders will decide the future of the Italian insurer's CEO Philippe Donnet in a vote on Friday, after a rebel investor locked in a bitter power struggle proposed a rival.

Generali shareholder showdown to decide CEO Donnet's fate

Italy's Benetton family, a leading shareholder in Generali, has decided to side with other key investors in the insurer who are pushing for a change at the helm, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Benettons side with challenger Generali investors, aim to foster dialogue-source

Italy's Benetton family, a shareholder in insurer Generali, has decided to vote for the slate of candidates submitted by a challenger investor and not in favour of current management, daily Il Sole 24 Ore reported on Wednesday.

Generali investor Benetton to vote for alternative CEO candidate - paper

Shareholders in Assicurazioni Generali will vote on April 29 to name a new chief executive and board of directors at Europe's third-largest insurer.

Factbox-Who's who in the Generali drama

Generali boss Philippe Donnet, facing a challenge to his leadership from rebel investors, is confident he can deliver on his plans for the Italian insurer and says he is not concerned about the outcome of what some investors see as a "soap opera".

Facing shareholder showdown, Generali CEO says can deliver on plan

Italy's Generali said on Thursday it had filed a complaint with market regulator Consob over alleged "incorrect and defamatory" statements made to the press by former executive Luciano Cirina and investor Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone.

Generali files complaints against former executive, rebel investor

Leading investor advisers have recommended shareholders at Generali back the proposal by the Italian insurer's outgoing board to hand CEO Philippe Donnet another term at the helm, documents showed on Saturday.

Generali shareholders urged to back CEO reappointment - documents

Major Generali shareholder Union Investment supports existing management in the insurer led by chief executive Philippe Donnet, a portfolio manager in the firm said on Thursday.

Generali shareholder Union Investment supports existing management

A rebel investor in Generali could take legal action if his bid to appoint new top executives at Italy's largest insurer loses by a narrow margin in a shareholder vote this month, the candidate to the chairman role said.

Rebel Generali investor ready for legal action in case of narrow defeat

A strategic plan for Generali backed by rebel shareholder Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone goes in the right direction by setting up the company for growth, another of the top investors in Italy's biggest insurer was quoted as saying.

Generali investor Del Vecchio backs Caltagirone's plan for insurer - Bloomberg

Two investors in Generali said on Tuesday they had dissolved a pact they had struck last year to challenge the Italian insurer's top shareholder Mediobanca over the renewal of the board.

Generali investors Delfin and CRT end their shareholder pact

Generali has fired executive Luciano Cirina, who is challenging incumbent Philippe Donnet for the role of chief executive, with immediate effect for alleged breach of contract, Italy's largest insurer said on Monday.

Italy's Generali fires CEO's internal rival in power struggle

Rebel challengers to Generali's current management pledged to increase earnings by a double-digit percentage and free more cash for takeovers, setting out their plans for Italy's largest insurer before a showdown next month.

Analyst reaction to alternative Generali strategy

MILAN (Reuters) -The rebel challengers to Generali's current management pledged to grow earnings by double figures through cost cuts and free up more cash for M&A deals for Italy's largest insurer.

Generali's leadership challengers pledge higher growth, bigger M&A

Insurer Generali said on Wednesday it had suspended Luciano Cirina, its head of Austria and CEE countries, who has been proposed by a leading shareholder for the role of chief executive in a challenge to incumbent Philippe Donnet.

Generali suspends Donnet's internal rival in CEO race

A leading Generali shareholder on Tuesday proposed naming the Italian insurer's head of Austria as its new chief executive, in a challenge to the reappointment of Philippe Donnet.

Generali investor proposes naming insurer's Austria chief as CEO

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Generali's second-biggest investor, construction tycoon Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone, plans to put forward his own candidate to lead Italy's biggest insurer, challenging the reappointment of chief executive Philippe Donnet.

Generali struggle intensifies as investor plots own CEO candidate

Leading Italian insurer Generali said on Thursday it was pulling out of Russia after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, while Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy's biggest bank, is reviewing its presence there.

Italy's Generali to pull out of Russia as Intesa reviews business

The chairman of Italy's biggest insurer Generali will not run for another mandate to contribute to a renewal of directors amid shareholder tensions which he said he regretted, a document showed on Wednesday.

Generali chairman says to quit board to foster renewal

MILAN (Reuters) -Two activist investors in Generali on Tuesday urged Italy's leading insurer to engage in "an open and constructive dialogue" to overcome issues that have held back its growth.

Activist Generali investors call for "open dialogue"

Crédit Agricole Assurances and Generali signed today the sale agreement for La Médicale by Crédit Agricole Assurances to Generali. This operation is accompanied by the sale by Predica1 to Generali Vie of the portfolio of death guarantees marketed by La Médicale.

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