Italy
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Selection, innovation and scrutiny are key
We caught up with Paolo Ribotta, CEO of Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C), to find how his company got…
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Atradius predicts first increase in global insolvencies since financial crisis
Atradius is warning that global insolvencies are set to rise for the first time in a decade with western Europe…
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AGCS names Hartmut Mai as Andreas Berger’s replacement
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has appointed Hartmut Mai as chief regions and markets officer for central and eastern…
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Generali reports strong 2018 results but GC&C hit by big claims
Generali has delivered a strong set of 2018 results and group CEO Philippe Donnet was pleased to reveal that the…
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Insurance Europe reveals European insurance data
Total premiums in Europe increased by 4.7% to €1,213bn in 2017, with property/casualty growing by 4.4% to €371bn, according to…
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Multinationals face new levels of political risk, warns Marsh
Multinationals face “unprecedented uncertainty” caused by growing political risk, Marsh warned on publishing its Political Risk Map 2019...
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Netherlands, Germany and UK record most GDPR breach notices
More than 59,000 personal data breaches have been reported across Europe since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation…
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Consumers see viruses and insurers as weak points in fight against cyber risk
Insurers are less trusted by consumers than banks and credit card companies to protect against cyber risk, according to a…
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TT Club appoints senior underwriter in UK, Benelux and Nordics
Transport and logistics insurer TT Club has named Andrew Peers as senior underwriter for its UK, Benelux and Nordic team.…
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AXA XL to shed 711 jobs as it reveals new structure and operating model
AXA XL, the property and casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has announced what it describes as "an important…
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Liberty moves into Italian casualty market for first time
Liberty Specialty Markets has entered the Italian casualty market for the first time, and recruited Paolo Pitton from Chubb to…
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Neon Italy appoints Generali’s Olivari as claims manager
Lloyd’s underwriter Neon has appointed Paolo Olivari as claims manager at its Italian operation. Reporting to Sergio Revello, CEO of…
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Swiss Re Corporate Solutions develops water-level parametric cover
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has launched parametric water-level insurance for companies at risk of business interruption following changes in river…
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Beazley extends cyber risk management portal to European clients
Beazley is rolling out its cyber and breach-response portal, previously available for US clients, to policyholders in the UK, France,…
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Genoa bridge collapse to cost insurers up to €600m
Last week’s Genoa bridge collapse will cost the insurance industry between €400m and €600m, according to analysts at JP Morgan. The…
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Swiss Re insured company operating collapsed Italian bridge
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is one of the main insurers of Italian firm Autostrade per l’Italia, which operated the bridge…
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Donnet reports Generali ahead of schedule with restructure and shift to ‘capital-light’ business
Generali’s recently installed CEO Philippe Donnet was delighted to tell analysts during the insurer’s half-year results presentation that the Italian…
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European heat and drought to cost agriculture sector billions, says Munich Re
The heatwaves, droughts and forest fires currently affecting swathes of Europe will cost the agriculture sector billions of dollars with…
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Mapfre restructures global risks business
Mapfre has reorganised its global risks business, designed to increase the capacity for large commercial risks. The insurer said Mapfre…
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Threat of more lone-wolf terror attacks added to RMS models
An updated terror model has been developed by RMS to include new and increasing threats, such as lone-wolf terrorist attacks.…