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  • Solvency data reveals eight Italian life firms' lapses outweighed their premiums in 2023

    11 October 2024

    Sector's total lapses were worth 52% of its gross written premium

  • Rescuers of Eurovita divulge details of bail-out plan

    22 April 2024

    Italian life insurer faced solvency pressure before rivals took liabilities

  • Cinven considering Viridium sale, buys Eurovita debt

    04 October 2023

    Moves follow departure of private equity firm's insurance partner

  • Eurovita rescue plan will prevent contagion in Italy, says Moody's

    06 July 2023

    The rescuing insurers will share assets and liabilities, while banks cover liquidity from November

  • Ivass hails "significant reduction" in solvency ratio volatility in 2021

    01 July 2022

    Italian regulator comments on average ratio diving to 101% in Eiopa stress tests

  • XL Catlin becomes latest partner to London insurtech accelerator

    20 March 2017

    The firm joins at least one-dozen European insurers

  • Generali makes quick work of parting ways with CFO

    26 January 2017

    Alberto Minali will leave in five days

  • LV= and Swiss Re join UK insurtech initiative

    05 January 2016

    Startupbootcamp InsurTech is backing 10 start-ups

  • InsurTech start-ups plot disruptive change

    10 December 2015

    Innovation efforts focussed on distribution channels and customer engagement

  • Panizza overhauls Generali's risk management

    10 January 2014

    After some torrid years, Italian insurer Generali is undergoing a massive transformation aimed at restoring its profitability. Chief risk officer Sandro Panizza explains to Christopher Cundy how, one year into the job, he is changing the risk management function