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Covea Group
Philippe Domart to lead Covéa Insurance UK as CEO
12th February 2026
Covéa Insurance UK has appointed Philippe Domart as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), subject to regulatory approval, effective April 1st, 2026. In the new role, Domart succeeds Georges De Macedo. Additionally, he will relocate to the UK to be closer to the teams and partners. This appointment aligns with the group’s long-term ... Read the full article
Covéa Insurance appoints new CEO and Chairman
20th June 2023
Covéa Insurance has announced that Georges de Macedo has been appointed as the CEO of Covéa Insurance with immediate effect. The announcement comes after Adrian Furness has decided to step back as CEO of Covéa UK businesses and is leaving Covéa after being with the company since 1995. de Macedo has ... Read the full article
AM Best upgrades Covéa ratings following PartnerRe acquisition
22nd December 2022
AM Best has upgraded the financial strength rating of Covéa Coopérations to A+ (superior) from A (excellent), and its long-term issuer credit rating to “aa-” (superior) from “a+” (excellent), while removing its status of under review with positive implications. According to the rating agency, the ratings reflect Covéa’s balance sheet strength, ... Read the full article
AM Best positive on Covéa’s acquisition of PartnerRe
23rd December 2021
Rating agency AM Best has given an optimistic view on the acquisition of reinsurance company PartnerRe by French mutual insurance group Covéa, saying the diversification is positive for Covéa, while PartnerRe will benefit from increased scale and capital strength. Just last week, EXOR, the Agnelli family owned investment and holding ... Read the full article
EXOR and Covéa sign MoU for $9bn sale of reinsurer PartnerRe
29th October 2021
EXOR, the Agnelli family owned investment and holding company and Covéa, a French mutual insurer, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which Covéa would acquire global reinsurer PartnerRe for $9 billion (€7.7 billion). We wrote last week that discussions between EXOR and Covéa had reportedly resumed over ... Read the full article
EXOR & Covéa reported in talks over PartnerRe sale again
24th October 2021
According to reports, EXOR, the Agnelli family owned investment and holding company, is back at the negotiating table with French insurance group Covéa over the possible sale of reinsurance firm PartnerRe. Discussions between EXOR and Covéa are reported to have resumed in recent weeks, with Italian business newspaper Il Sole 24 ... Read the full article
Analysts believe a sale of XL Re could be positive for AXA
28th June 2021
Following news this morning that French, non-life mutual insurer Covéa is exploring a move for the reinsurance business of AXA XL, analysts feel a sale could be positive for AXA and increase its valuation by up to 6%. After failing to acquire SCOR in 2018, and then seeing its agreement to ... Read the full article
Covéa’s acquisition of PartnerRe from EXOR called off
13th May 2020
The acquisition of global reinsurer PartnerRe by French insurer Covéa has been abruptly called off, after owner EXOR declined to renegotiate the price in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Covéa had sought a renegotiation of the acquisition price for PartnerRe in the wake of the pandemic, but EXOR believes that ... Read the full article
Exor confirms talks with Covéa on rumoured $9bn PartnerRe sale
10th February 2020
Partner Re, the Bermuda-based reinsurance firm, is said to be the subject of discussions over a $9 billion potential sale between its current owner the Agnelli family-owned Exor and French insurance group Covéa. Already rumoured, Exor has now confirmed that PartnerRe is the subject of sale talks. The still rumoured price of ... Read the full article
SCOR sues Barclays, demands access to Covéa acquisition docs
25th February 2019
French reinsurer SCOR has gone through with it’s plans to prosecute Barclays, who acted as the financial advisor and financing bank to Covéa during its failed attempt to acquire SCOR in 2018, according to reports from the Financial Times. SCOR previously announced that it intended to sue Covéa and its ... Read the full article
SCOR never had discussions with PartnerRe, affirms CEO Kessler
12th February 2019
Denis Kessler, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of French reinsurer SCOR, has reaffirmed that the company has never had discussions with Bermudian reinsurer PartnerRe regarding a potential merger scenario. Rumours about a possible combination between the two companies have circulated since SCOR rejected an €8.2 billion takeover bid from Covéa last year ... Read the full article
SCOR’s Kessler defends legal actions against Covéa
5th February 2019
Denis Kessler, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of French reinsurer SCOR, has defended the company’s decision to initiate criminal actions against Covéa and its CEO, Thierry Derez, following the rejection of an €8.2 billion takeover bid last year. The SCOR boss addressed criticism from investors such as Catherine Berjal, CEO of ... Read the full article
Investors question SCOR’s “aggressive” legal dispute with Covéa
4th February 2019
French reinsurer SCOR has faced criticism from activist investors just days after the company announced it intends to initiate criminal actions against Covéa and its CEO, Thierry Derez, following the rejection of an €8.2 billion takeover bid last year. Catherine Berjal, CEO of investment management firm CIAM, penned a letter ... Read the full article
SCOR seeks prosecution of Covéa & Thierry Derez
29th January 2019
French reinsurance giant SCOR has announced that it plans to initiate criminal actions against Covéa and its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Thierry Derez following the rejection of an €8.2 billion takeover bid in August 2018. The acquisition offer from Covéa, which is currently SCOR’s largest shareholder, was labelled as “hostile ... Read the full article
Covéa scraps plans to pursue SCOR deal
29th January 2019
French insurance group Covéa has announced that it has abandoned its plans to pursue an acquisition deal targeting reinsurance giant SCOR. “Covéa takes note of SCOR’s refusal to enter into any discussions in relation to Covéa’s proposed friendly transaction offer addressed on 24 August 2018,” the company said in a statement. “The ... Read the full article
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