“For the importance of the operation that contributes to repositioning the two companies within a market in strong growth, like that of assistance services in Italy. For the presence of shared values and strategic vision that become the driving force for the creation of a range of advanced and complete products.”

These were the reasons why Cattolica Assicurazioni, in partnership with Ima Italia Assistance, was able to achieve the Excellence of the Year award for Insurance M&A Operations of the Year at the Le Fonti Awards 2019 event hosted recently in Palazzo Mezzanotte, headquarters of the Milan Stock Exchange.

The award was collected by Luigi Barcarolo and Carlalberto Crippa, Director of Auto Insurance, Insurance Analytics & Business Architecture and Head of Digital Distribution & New Markets of Cattolica Assicurazioni respectively, and by Elisa Forlani, General Director of Ima Italia.

“A new partnership has been established which strengthens the position of both companies on the market,” commented Luigi Barcarolo. “Alongside our colleagues at Ima, we strive to become the point of reference for the assistance market, for insurance firms, car makers and utilities. Assistance services will have increasing importance in insurance value propositions: we want to be there and to play a significant role by expanding the model towards more areas of prevention and protection.”