TURIN (ITALPRESS) – On the occasion of its 80th anniversary, Anagina, Generali’s National Association of Insurance Business Agents, convened its assembly in Turin. The body represents more than ten thousand people including agents and associates, invoices premiums of 4.2 billion euros a year and manages about thirty billion and more than 40 percent of Generali Italia’s portfolio.
In the busy program of work, one of the main debates concerned the growth of the Association within Generali. “Last spring,” said Davide Nicolao, confirmed president of Anagina until 2027, “we completed the purchase of one million Generali shares with a disbursement of 25 million euros from our pension fund, which collects about 150 million euros from members. We intend to continue on this commitment, with further investments of one million euros per year, also to show that we feel part of the Company and want to contribute to the future of the parent company, not only with the profitability ensured by our contribution. Our association is unique on the national scene and represents the best of entrepreneurial agents.” The meeting was also attended by important figures in the Italian economy such as Giancarlo Fancel, country manager and CEO of Generali Italia; Corrado Passera, founder of Illimity and former minister of economic development; and Marco Bizzarri, former chairman and CEO of Gucci. New demographic trends were discussed, with a growing aging population, and the irreplaceable role of the insurance agent in entrepreneurial terms and in large structures. This figure is increasingly strategic because skills in the field of risk, with particular reference to climate change and tailored policies for companies and individuals, are becoming more and more necessary. In fact, one of the big topics of the Assembly was the recent introduction of the obligation of so-called “catastrophe policies” for all those companies, Italian or foreign, that have at least one office in the country.
“The cost of natural disasters,” Nicolao continued, “is enormous, and with hundreds of catastrophic events per year, the government has run for cover, stipulating that by December 31 of this year all companies with a permanent establishment in the national territory will have to take out an insurance policy for damages caused by this type of event. We are here, with our expertise, to help them protect business assets and ensure business continuity.”
After the awarding of the most experienced agents in the Group, the Next Generation project was also discussed: “Today,” Nicolao concluded, “we will start presenting this project launched by Anagina in partnership with Generali, and we hope to be ready for the final part by April next year. The figure of the insurance agent is no longer what it used to be. We are entrepreneurial agents and it is in our DNA to research, select and train personnel from among the new recruits. Our goal is to place 1,000 new insurance consultants within our agencies.”
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