Aviva Italia Holding

Aviva Italia Holding is an Italian holding company for the Aviva Group. According to Ricerche e Studi, a subsidiary of Mediobanca, the group had a combined €3,768,783,000 (in 2014 financial year) gross premiums written as the 12th largest insurance company of Italy.^[1]

History

In 1999, the predecessor of Aviva plc, CGU plc, via Commercial Union Italia, sold 50% stake in Commercial Union Life S.p.A. and Commercial Union Assicurazioni S.p.A. to Banca delle Marche, as part of a bancassurance business.^[2] The parent company in Italy became CGNU Holding S.p.A. in 2001, which became Aviva Italia Holding in 2002. The subsidiaries became Aviva Italia, Aviva Life and Aviva Assicurazioni. The group also owned an equity stake in Banca delle Marche until 2010. The minority interests in Aviva Life and Aviva Assicurazioni were also bought back in the same year from Banca delle Marche. Aviva Assicurazioni was absorbed by Aviva Italia on 1 January 2015.

Aviva also formed a joint venture in bancassurance with Banco Popolare (Avipop Vita and Avipop Assicurazioni) in 2007, as well as with UniCredit in 1989 (Aviva S.p.A.; ex-Commercial Union Vita), UBI Banca in 2003 (Aviva Vita; ex-Risparmio Vita Assicurazioni and Aviva Assicurazioni Vita; ex-UBI Assicurazioni Vita) and Banca Popolare di Lodi in 1998 (Eurovita Assicurazioni (sold to a private equity fund in 2014) and Aviva Previdenza, absorbed by Aviva Life on 1 January 2015).^[3]

In 2014 UBI Banca sold 30% stake in Aviva Vita and Aviva Assicurazioni Vita to Aviva Italia Holding; at the same time the equity stake held by Aviva Italia Holding in Banca Popolare Commercio e Industria, Banca Popolare di Ancona and Banca Carime were sold for €327 million.^[4]

Subsidiaries

• Aviva Italia S.p.A.
• Aviva Life S.p.A.
• Aviva Vita S.p.A. (80%)
• Aviva Assicurazioni Vita S.p.A. (80%)
• Aviva S.p.A. (51%)
• Avipop Assicurazioni S.p.A. (50%)
• Avipop Vita S.p.A. (50%)

References

External links

• Official website (Italian)

Aviva
Divisions and subsidiaries	Current Aviva Canada Aviva Investors Aviva Ireland Aviva Italy First Aviva Former RAC
Joint ventures and shareholdings	Aviva-Cofco Aviva India (26%) CIMB Aviva Delta Lloyd Group (43.1%)
Predecessors	CGU Hand in Hand Fire & Life Insurance Society Norwich Union
People	Thomas Bignold (Founder) Sir Adrian Montague (Chairman) Mark Wilson (CEO)
Buildings	Aviva Stadium St Helen's
Other	Aviva A League Aviva Indoor Grand Prix Aviva International Match
Category

Insurance companies of Italy
Italian insurance companies	Assicurazioni Generali Generali Italia Alleanza Assicurazioni Genertellife Unipol UnipolSai Linear Assicurazioni Linear Life UniSalute Arca Vita Popolare Vita Cattolica Assicurazioni BCC Assicurazioni BCC Vita Lombarda Vita FATA Assicurazioni Danni TUA Assicurazioni Vittoria Assicurazioni Assimoco Eurovita Assicurazioni Ri-Fin Global Assistance
Italian banks with insurance subsidiaries	Intesa Sanpaolo Intesa Sanpaolo Vita Poste italiane Poste Vita and Poste Assicura Banca Mediolanum Banca Popolare di Vicenza ABC Assicura Berica Vita Cattolica Life Credito Emiliano Credemvita Banca Sella Group CBA Vita
Italian banks with insurance joint ventures	Banco Popolare Popolare Vita ICCREA Banca BCC Assicurazioni BCC Vita
Italian banks with foreign insurance joint ventures	UniCredit CNP UniCredit Vita CreditRas Vita CreditRas Assicurazioni Aviva S.p.A. Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena AXA MPS Assicurazioni Danni AXA MPS Assicurazioni Vita Credito Emiliano Credemassicurazioni Banca Sella Group InChiaro Banco Popolare Aviva Assicurazioni Vita Avipop Vita
foreign companies with Italian insurance subsidiaries	Allianz BNP Paribas Reale Group Reale Mutua Assicurazioni Crédit Agricole Crédit Agricole Vita Aviva Aviva Italia Holding AXA Groupama Old Mutual Old Mutual Wealth Italy Covéa Bipiemme Vita Zurich Insurance Zurich Investment Life Talanx HDI Assicurazioni Apollo Global Management Carige Vita Nuova Carige Assicurazioni
related topics	Italian Insurance Supervisory Authority