Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. is the largest insurance company in Italy and one of the largest in Europe. It has its headquarters in Trieste. In 2010, Assicurazioni Generali Group was the second largest insurance group in the world by revenue after AXA. Under the name of Imperial Regia Privilegiata Compagnia di Assicurazioni Generali Austro-Italiche, the company was founded on December 26, 1831. At the time, Trieste was the most important sea port of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The company grew in importance, becoming one of the largest insurance operators both in Italy and in Central... Europe. Today, Generali operates primarily in Europe, Middle East and East Asia, with large market shares in Italy, Poland, Germany , France, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Israel, Japan, China and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with secondary operations in Latin America, for example, in Panama. On Jerusalem's Jaffa Road the "Generali Building" , built by the company in 1935, is still known by that name though for decades the company has had no connection with it.
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| Founded: | 1831 |
| Headquarters: | Trieste, Italy |
| Annual revenue: | $113,813,000,000 |
| Net income: | €2,915,600,000 |
| Operating income: | $3,991,000,000 |
| Employees: | 67,306 |
| Industries: | Direct Life Insurance Carriers, Life Insurance, Financial Services |