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Crédit Agricole’s Pacifica places first €160m cat bond

8th December 2023

Crédit Agricole Assurances' P&C insurance subsidiary Pacifica has made its debut venture into the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market with the sponsoring of a €160 million catastrophe bond issued by Taranis Re DAC, a special purpose vehicle incorporated in Ireland covering Metropolitan France, Monaco and Andorra. According to Pacifica, the cat bond ... Read the full article

Crédit Agricole signs non-life partnership with Banco BPM in Italy

29th December 2022

Crédit Agricole S.A. has announced that Banco BPM (BBPM) and Crédit Agricole Assurances (CAA), a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole S.A., have signed a binding Term Sheet for the establishment of a long-term bancassurance partnership in Italy to provide non-life insurance products and related services through BBPM distribution networks. Under the partnership, ... Read the full article

Generali completes acquisition of La Médicale from Crédit Agricole Assurances

5th July 2022

Italian insurer Generali has completed its acquisition of La Médicale, the insurance subsidiary for healthcare professionals Crédit Agricole Assurances. As well as this, Generali has also completed the purchase of Predica’s death coverage portfolio, which is marketed and managed by La Médicale. following all necessary approvals from the relevant regulatory and ... Read the full article

Generali in talks to acquire La Médicale from Crédit Agricole Assurances

25th November 2021

Italian insurer Generali has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire La Médicale, the insurance subsidiary for healthcare professionals owned by Crédit Agricole Assurances. Under the terms of the arrangement, Generali France will also acquire Predica's death coverage portfolio, which is marketed and managed by La Médicale. Predica is a life insurance entity ... Read the full article

Crédit Agricole reports 24% revenue growth in 9M

11th November 2021

Crédit Agricole Assurances has announced a 24.6% growth of revenue across its priority lines of business during the first nine months of 2021. Priority lines of business include protection of assets and individuals and unit-linked products in savings and retirement. Meanwhile, the combined ratio stood at 96.9%. Property & Casualty revenue increased by ... Read the full article

Credit Agricole buys 5% of Creval, acquires Global Assicurazioni

26th July 2018

France-based insurer Credit Agricole Assurances (CAA) has bought a 5% stake in Italian banking firm Credito Valtellinese (Creval), as part of a long-term and exclusive partnership. As part of the deal, CAA will acquire the entire share capital of Creval's insurance subsidiary Global Assicurazioni (GA). Prior to the closing of the ... Read the full article

France’s insurance sector expected to maintain profitability and growth in 2025: S&P

26th June 2025

According to a report released by S&P Global Ratings, a provider of credit ratings, the French insurance industry is well positioned to sustain both profitability and moderate growth over the coming years. Despite economic headwinds and rising claims costs, the sector continues to demonstrate adaptability, supported by prudent financial management and ... Read the full article

BMS Re appoints Aon’s Farah Nelson as US CFO

10th July 2024

BMS Re, the reinsurance division of global broker BMS Group, has announced the appointment of Farah Nelson as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in the US and as a new member of the company’s Board, based in New York. In her new role, Nelson will directly report to Charlie Rozes, Group CFO ... Read the full article

UNEP reveals new insurance net-zero forum as NZIA discontinued

25th April 2024

The Forum for Insurance Transition to Net Zero (FIT) has been announced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which reportedly considers the experience gained with the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), which has been discontinued from today after suffering numerous issues and subsequent departures in 2023. FIT is a new UN-led ... Read the full article

Guillaume Déal named managing director of DUAL France

12th March 2024

DUAL Europe recently announced the appointment of Guillaume Déal as the Managing Director of DUAL France, a strategic move aimed at further strengthening the company’s leadership team in France. In his new role, Déal will be based in Paris and will report directly to Olaf Jonda, CEO at DUAL Europe. Déal will ... Read the full article

Generali closes fifth green bond

7th September 2023

Italian insurer Generali has placed a new Euro denominated Tier 2 bond maturing in September 2033, issued in green format in accordance with its Sustainability Bond Framework. According to the announcement, an amount corresponding to the net proceeds of the notes will be used to finance/refinance “Eligible Green Projects”. During the book ... Read the full article

Italy’s top insurers, Allianz and banks come to Eurovita’s rescue: reports

3rd July 2023

Italy's top four insurers and Germany's Allianz have agreed on a multi-billion euro rescue deal for Eurovita, industry supervisor IVASS said on Friday, as reported by Reuters. This comes after months of work to broker an accord which also involves 25 banks. Earlier this year, Eurovita became the first Italian insurance ... Read the full article

Allianz maintains position as largest European non-life insurer

14th December 2022

New data from AM Best shows that Germany’s Allianz continues to hold on to its position as the largest European non-life insurer, based on gross premiums written for 2021. Allianz topped the rating agency’s table of the 30 largest insurers, boasting GWP of €60,273 million, up 4.3% from €57,772 million in ... Read the full article

AXA tops list of largest EU insurers ranked by GPW

1st August 2022

When ranked by gross premiums written (GPW) in 2020, AXA tops the list of the largest European insurance companies with USD 115.3 billion. The insurer also recorded USD 80 billion of capital & surplus from 2020. Based on research data from ratings agency AM Best, our directory ... Read the full article

Generali appoints Stefano Marsaglia to its board

18th July 2022

Assicurazioni Generali has appointed Stefano Marsaglia as a member of its Board, following the resignation of non-independent director Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone for undisclosed reasons. Stefano Marsaglia, who is 67 years old, has been appointed as an independent director. The Turin-born Italian citizen has a long experience in investment ... Read the full article