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  • Italy's lifers tap general accounts, and parental purses, as lapse risk endures in 2023

    17 April 2024

    SFCRs describe levels, and ways to combat, lapse risk

  • On the merry-go-round of asset classes, with Generali Group's CIO Francesco Martorana

    15 April 2024

    In the second part of this interview, Generali group CIO Francesco Martorana discusses on the merry-go-round of asset classes the Italian giant invests in, and provides an outlook for the next 12 to 18 months

  • Conning CEO on Generali's acquisition and AI in asset management

    09 April 2024

    Woody Bradford says deal will support Generali's growth in US real estate and investment-grade credit assets

  • CIO Interview: managing Europe's third largest general account

    08 April 2024

    Generali group CIO Francesco Martorana discusses the Italian giant's investment strategy and reveals some of its most exotic investments, including blockchain

  • Chart of the Week: Why Rome should relax its 5% cap on loans and mortgage exposures for insurers

    15 March 2024

    Researcher Agostino Tripodi finds some sub-optimal GA allocation going on, in shadow of local-law limits on L&M holdings

  • Generali total return affiliate appoints head of business development

    08 March 2024

    Fabrizio Pasta joins Plenisfer to lead international expansion

  • Generali Investments says ECB should have "more confidence" in reaching inflation targets

    07 March 2024

    Affiliate believes Eurozone is on track for first rate cut in June

  • Generali Investments' Sosteneo takes stake in battery energy storage portfolio

    04 March 2024

    Deal with Enel Italia is worth €1.1bn

  • Comment: Share prices suggest insurers' shareholders might not care much about the 'G' in ESG

    26 February 2024

    Shareholders of Japan's insurers pocketed 150% since Q1 2020 while the Topix made 98% - so do the sector's governance issues matter?

  • European govvies ripe for positive returns this year, Generali AM says

    22 February 2024

    Economic recovery in latter half of the year also likely to favour European credit