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The first insurance coverage inventory reorganization is approaching and it might be the French multinational Axa (assisted by Deutsche Bank) in pole place for the acquisition. In the race, however extra secluded, it might be the German Allianz (flanked by Mediobanca). At the sport there may be the examine of the primary insurance coverage, a match that may very well be price a complete of over 1.5 billion euros. A aggressive course of has been underway for a number of months the place the key European insurance coverage corporations have proven curiosity.

At the second the key shareholder of Primo Assicurazioni is the entrepreneur Teodoro D’Ambrosio, among the many founders of the group, who owns 48% of the corporate’s shares. An necessary share of earlier than (about 8%) can be headed by the highest administration. Among the shareholders there are additionally giant funds of personal fairness and enterprise banks, such because the American gamers Blackstone and Goldman Sachs, which maintain 27% and 15% respectively. The non-public fairness fund Carlyle has one other 2 % 2 %.

It will not be the primary time that the members consider the switch of first insurance coverage. Already on the finish of 2023 an exit from the Italian Insurtech had been studied, however in that case the method had largely attracted monetary traders and never giant insurance coverage corporations. On the desk, furthermore, there was a big minority (there was discuss of 30-40%) and never management. At the tip of final 12 months, the reasoning resumed on a disengagement of the present members, additionally in gentle of the good progress set on show within the final 12 months by the corporate, specialised in automotive and bike insurance coverage. The route will not be stopping: 2023 ended with a prize assortment of 880 million euros and reaching the determine of three.2 million prospects.

Even higher went 2024, which in actual fact closed with 1.3 billion euros of prizes, with a progress of 47%, and with an working consequence rising to 104 million euros. The market share of Insurtech, led by the CEO George Ottothycal, approaches 10 % and in 2025 the primary group goals to gather prizes for about 1.6 billion euros, additionally on the push of overseas markets which are changing into more and more related. By the tip of 2027 the Business Plan supplies that a few quarter of the insurance policies can be produced outdoors the Italian borders.