Assicurazioni Generali SpA (G.MI) is considering opportunities in fast-growing Asia, as part of its international expansion, writes daily Il Sole 24 Ore Thursday, citing the chief executive of Italy's biggest insurer in an interview.

MILAN, May 13 (Reuters) - Italy's biggest insurer Assicurazioni Generali denied reports on Monday it had sold its U.S. life reinsurance business as it presses ahead with efforts to wrap up a series of disposals to beef up its capital base.

MILAN, May 13 (Reuters) - Italy's biggest insurer Assicurazioni Generali denied reports on Monday it had sold its U.S. life reinsurance business as it presses ahead with efforts to wrap up a series...

CEO Mario Greco could be forgiven a touch of jubilation.

Italy’s largest insurer posts rise in operating profit and beats expectations as changes under new chief executive Mario Greco start to bear fruit

* Shares up 2.5 percent, hit highest in nearly 2 years (Rewrites first paragraph, adds shares, analyst and CEO comments)

* Shares up 2.5 percent, hit highest in nearly 2 years (Rewrites first paragraph, adds shares, analyst and CEO comments)

MILAN, May 10 (Reuters) - Italian insurer Generali Chief Executive Mario Greco said he is in favour of any plan that can improve the value of its holding in phone company Telecom Italia.

MILAN, May 10 (Reuters) - Italian insurer Generali Chief Executive Mario Greco said he is in favour of any plan that can improve the value of its holding in phone company Telecom Italia.

* Group sees lower life premiums in 2013, improved P&C (Adds details from statement, CEO quote, context)

* Group sees lower life premiums in 2013, improved P&C (Adds details from statement, CEO quote, context)

MILAN, May 10 (Reuters) - Insurer Generali rebounded from a quarterly loss at end-2012 to deliver a better than expected net profit in the first three months of the year, a sign the restructuring pushed through by Chief Executive Mario Greco is deliv

* Shares close down 2.7 pct (Adds details on Generali impact, CEO quote, updates shares)

LONDON/NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - French insurer Scor has emerged as the lead bidder for Generali's U.S. life reinsurance business in a deal that could be announced shortly, two people familiar with...

Italian lender falls to €86.6m net loss in third quarter as stakes in insurer Generali and other Italian companies hit its balance sheet

* 9mo provisions on bad loans rise 11 pct to 364 mln eur (Adds details from statement, shares)

LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - Generali's private bank BSI attracted bids below its estimated 2.3 billion Swiss francs ($2.5 billion) book value, four people familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.

LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - Generali's private bank BSI attracted bids below its estimated 2.3 billion Swiss francs ($2.5 billion) book value, four people familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.

MILAN, May 7 (Reuters) - Italian asset manager Banca Generali said on Tuesday its net profit fell 9 percent to 35.5 million euros ($46 million) in the first quarter of this year as it cashed in less trading and performance fees than in the same perio

MILAN, May 2 (Reuters) - Italian asset manager Banca Generali said on Thursday net inflows stood at 241 million euros ($315 million) in April, the best performance since January 2012.

TRIESTE, Italy, April 30 (Reuters) - Italian insurer Generali looks with confidence at 2013 after the start of the year confirmed the positive trend seen in the fourth quarter, its chief executive said.

TRIESTE, Italy, April 30 (Reuters) - Blackrock, the world's largest money manager, owns 2.8 percent in Italy's Generali, the insurer's chairman said on Tuesday.

Banks lead rally amid signs of an end to political deadlock while Italian insurer Generali was the best performer, boosted by an upgrade from Barclays

LONDON/NEW YORK, April 11 (Reuters) - Reinsurance Group of America and French rival Scor are competing to acquire Generali USA in a deal worth up to $1 billion, five sources with knowledge of the...

LONDON/NEW YORK, April 11 (Reuters) - Reinsurance Group ofAmerica and French rival Scor are competing toacquire Generali USA in a deal worth up to $1 billion, fivesources with knowledge of the...

LONDON/NEW YORK-April 11 (Reuters) - Reinsurance Group of America and French rival Scor are competing to acquire Generali USA in a deal worth up to $1 billion, five sources with knowledge of the...

LONDON/NEW YORK-April 11 (Reuters) - Reinsurance Group ofAmerica and French rival Scor are competing toacquire Generali USA in a deal worth up to $1 billion, fivesources with knowledge of the...

LONDON/MILAN, April 8 (Reuters) - Europe's third-biggestinsurer Generali has moved closer to selling its U.S.life reinsurance unit as it shortlisted two among a large numberof bidders, two people...

LONDON/MILAN, April 8 (Reuters) - Europe's third-biggest insurer Generali has moved closer to selling its U.S. life reinsurance unit as it shortlisted two among a large number of bidders, two people with direct knowledge of the situation said on Mond

LONDON/MILAN, April 8 (Reuters) - Europe's third-biggest insurer Generali has moved closer to selling its U.S. life reinsurance unit as it shortlisted two among a large number of bidders, two people...

Assicurazioni Generali SpA (G.MI), Italy's biggest insurer, Thursday said it had successfully completed the placement of 13.7 million ordinary shares representing about 12% of asset management unit Banca Generali SpA (BGN.MI) at EUR13.55 apiece, part

MILAN, April 4 (Reuters) - Europe's third-biggest insurer Generali said it reaped a capital gain of 143 million euros ($184 million) from the sale of a stake in its asset management arm Banca Generali.

MILAN, April 4 (Reuters) - Europe's third-largest insurer Generali said on Thursday the sale of a 12 percent stake in its asset management unit Banca Generali generated a capital gain of 143 million euros.

MILAN, April 4 (Reuters) - Insurer Generali sold a 12 percent stake in its asset management unit Banca Generali at 13.55 euros per share, less than the current share price, said market sources on Thursday.

MILAN, April 4 (Reuters) - Banca Generali shares opened down 4.93 percent after the asset manager's parent Generali said late on Wednesday it launched a placement of up to 12 percent of Banca Generali's stock.

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's Assicurazioni Generali has launched a share placement of up to 12 percent of its listed asset management unit Banca Generali as the insurer strengthens its capital base.

Italy's Assicurazioni Generalihas launched a share placement of up to 12 percent of its listed asset management unit Banca Generalias the insurer strengthens its capital base.

Italy's biggest insurer, Assicurazioni Generali SpA (G.MI), said Wednesday said it is selling shares representing up to 12% of asset management unit Banca Generali SpA (BGN.MI), as part of its strategy to improve its solvency ratio, or its ability to

MILAN, April 3 (Reuters) - Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali said on Wednesday it had launched the placement of up to 12 percent of asset management unit Banca Generali.

MILAN, March 28 (Reuters) - Italian insurer Generali increased its stake in GPH, an eastern European joint venture it holds with Czech group PPF, to 76 percent for 1.286 billion euros as planned, it said on Thursday.

PARIS (Reuters) - Property group Gecina plans to replace its current CEO Bernard Michel with Generali's Philippe Depoux, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, in the latest sign of upheaval at the French company.

Property group Gecinaplans to replace its current CEO Bernard Michel with Generali'sPhilippe Depoux, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, in the latest sign of upheaval at the French company.

Mario Greco is six months into his revolution at Assicurazioni Generali, but so far investors are giving him the benefit of the doubt.

* Volatility tumbles as investors bet on further equitygains

LONDON, March 14 (Reuters) - European shares surged to fresh4-1/2 year highs on Thursday as upbeat corporate updates,including from insurer Generali, and U.S. macro datagave new impetus to the...