Generali Group’s Production results for 2009: Premiums at over € 70 billion (+6.2%) thanks to the Group’s geographic spread and diversified distribution channels

Milan, 25^th February 2010 At a meeting chaired by Antoine Bernheim, the Board of Directors of Assicurazioni Generali examined production results for financial year 2009. In a difficult year when the insurance markets experienced a general downturn in premium income, the Generali Group closed 2009 with gross written premiums of more than € 70 billion, an increase of 6.2% (€ 70,530 million from € 68,805 million in 2008). The rise in premiums confirms the solidity of the Group business model based on geographical diversification and diversified proprietary sales channels. Click Here to View the Press Release.