Crédit Agricole SA’s (CASA) subsidiary CAA has finalised an settlement with Italian financial institution Banco BPM for the distribution of its non-life insurance coverage merchandise in Italy.

Beneath the 20-year distribution settlement, CAA will prolong the distribution of its non-life, private safety and creditor insurance coverage merchandise to Banco BPM’s community in Italy.

Banco BPM has a community of round 1,500 branches within the nation.

The events initially signed a binding time period sheet for a long-term bancassurance partnership in Italy in 2022.

The settlement has now resulted within the repurchase of 65% of the capital of Vera Assicurazioni, its subsidiary Vera Protezione and Banco BPM Assicurazioni by CAA from Banco BPM.

CAA mentioned the acquisition permits it to diversify its enterprise combine by growing premiums of its non-life, private safety and creditor insurance coverage merchandise by nearly 60%.

The settlement complies with Crédit Agricole Assurances’ 2025 strategic plan and makes it Italy’s third-largest non-life bancassurer.

CAA CEO Philippe Dumont mentioned: “The finalisation of this settlement with Banco BPM, a long-standing strategic associate of the Crédit Agricole Group, is a key step in our worldwide growth and within the diversification of our non-life, private safety and creditor insurance coverage actions. By this structuring partnership, we have now nice ambitions to develop a sexy worth proposition for Banco BPM’s prospects.”

Vera Assicurazioni is engaged in offering non-life insurance coverage options to people, professionals and small and medium-sized enterprises.

Earlier this yr, Banco BPM exercised an choice to buy 65% of share capital in Vera Vita and Vera Assicurazioni from Cattolica Assicurazioni.

The exercised choice was part of the agreements signed between Banco BPM and Cattolica Assicurazioni in 2021.

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