2019
The new DYADEA Surgical Diagnostic Centre opened in Bologna today. DYADEA is a recently established brand that distinguishes all the Unipol Group medical centres.
UnipolSai Assicurazioni will be back on air from 29 September with the new multimedia advertising campaign “Sempre un passo avanti” ("Always one step ahead").
The "Welfare, Italia. Laboratorio per le nuove politiche sociali”, (Welfare Italy. Workshop for the new social policies) project promoted by the Unipol Group in 2010 will now be transformed into a think tank.
ENEA MAZZOLI, former Chairman and CEO of Unipol since 1979 and Honorary Chairman of the Group since 1996, sadly passed away today. He will be fondly remembered by his loved ones and by those who appreciated his profound human qualities and keen interest in economic and social issues.
The extraordinary transaction regarding the Group’s banking business was completed in a single operation in accordance with the agreements signed on 7 February 2019 between Unipol Gruppo S.p.A. and UnipolSai Assicurazioni S.p.A.
Unipol has the best reputation in the financial sector (banking and insurance) according to the 2019 Italy RepTrak® classification issued today by the Reputation Institute, a global leader in measuring company reputations.
The Unipol Group again in the limelight at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia: for the second year in a row, the insurance group is among the sponsors of the 13th edition of the Festival, one of the most anticipated cultural events in Italy, which now
2018
The ninth edition of the Unipol Group initiative, Welfare Italia Forum 2018 held in Rome today as part of the “Welfare, Italy. Workshop for the new social policies” programme.
Urban Up - Unipol Group has chosen to celebrate the Christmas holidays together with the city of Milan, with which it has significantly strengthened its ties in recent years.
In the 54th edition of the Annual Report Oscars the 2017 Integrated Annual Report of the Unipol Group win the Oscar in the Core Category of “listed financial companies” and was also honored with a Special Mention in the category of “Integrated Reporting”.
The Unipol Group will be sponsoring the exhibition “Marina Abramović. The Cleaner” to be held at Palazzo Strozzi from 21 September 2018 to 20 January 2019.
Streamlining the insurance business: shareholding in Arca Vita sold to UnipolSai Assicurazioni.
The Petriolo Hot Springs restoration project has begun. It was initiated by UnipolSai, the Unipol Group insurance company, that will invest €4m in the area it owns, and supported by Italia Nostra.
The model for the evaluation of impact of the Group Unipol presented, defined in collaboration with The European House - Ambrosetti, with the objective to quantify the value produced by the presence and activity of the Group on the Italian territory and to compare him on the
Unipol Gruppo S.p.A. (“Unipol”) announces its intention to purchase an aggregate amount of no. 25,000,000 shares of BPER Banca S.p.A. (“BPER” or the “Bank”), equal to approximately 5.2% of the share capital of the Bank (the “Direct Shareholding”).
At a time when the overriding emotion in current affairs appears at all costs to be fear, Biografilm takes a different view of the present, transforming the unexpected into probabilities: the teaser title of Biografilm 2018 is DON’T PANIC.
The Unipol Group presented its 2017 Integrated Report, which integrates the company’s financial performance with its performance in social and environmental sustainability.
Unipol is the Italian company with the best reputation in the financial (banking and insurance) sector, according to the 2018 Italy RepTrak® classification (public opinion index) released by the Reputation Institute today.
The sale of the investment held by UnipolSai Assicurazioni S.p.A. in Popolare Vita S.p.A. to Banco BPM S.p.A.was concluded.
For the fifth anniversary of CUBO, Unipol Group present the general catalogue of its art collection "Traces of Italian art identity.
A year after the launch of the online blog, Changes is born, the biannual magazine of the Unipol Group
2017
Welfare models and their future sustainability are changing to meet a demand for social protection that is becoming increasingly diversified and customised.
Unipol Gruppo and Legambiente will renew the Bellezza Italia memorandum of understanding, the project for the restoration of degraded areas in Italy.
The Unipol Group is main sponsor of the exhibition “The Cinquecento in Florence” which, from 21 September 2017 to 21 January 2018, will illuminate the halls of Palazzo Strozzi in the Tuscan capital.
Approval of the reorganization of Unipol Group’s insurance unit.
Banking unit restructuring plan guidelines approved.
The Unipol Group has always been committed to the promotion of, and support for, cultural initiatives for the community with a view to social responsibility.
The Group presents its Integrated Report, which for the first time integrates financial data and sustainability information for the purpose of contributing to the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations.
The Unipol Group has given more than €1 million to finance the reconstruction of the Elementary School Pietro Santini in Loro Piceno (Macerata), declared uninhabitable because of the damage suffered during the earthquake shock on 24 August 2016.
Unipol has gained nearly 10 reputation points since 2014. The Group’s reputation has grown more than the industry average.
Urban Up – Unipol Projects Cities is present at Milan Design Week with 2 initiatives: URBAN UP - Milan Virtual Experience” and “Live the City”.
The Unipol Group is the main sponsor of the exhibition “L’emozione dei colori nell’arte”, on show at the Manica Lunga of the Rivoli Castle Museum of Contemporary Art and in the halls of the GAM Gallery of Modern Art in Turin.
UnipolSai Assicurazioni hereby announces the new partnership making it official sponsor of Ducati Corse for the 2017 MotoGP World Championship, which will commence on 26 March at the Losail circuit in Qatar.
2016
Entrepreneurs, academics and operators in the healthcare, assistance and social security sectors meet to discuss innovative business and social initiatives as well as policy models for the organization of the new welfare demand.
Changes (changes.unipol.it) is the new digital magazine of the Group created to discuss matters related to the changes in our society, seeking to interpret the future while remaining close to our present.
Online today the new unipol.it: the corporate site of the Unipol Group designed to represent and share its commitment and closeness to stakeholders as an expression of Unipol’s identity and leadership.
UnipolSai’s commitment to sport in 2016 led us to Rio de Janeiro, to experience the Olympics from a unique point of view.
On 10 and 11 January, the Forum devoted to innovative projects with greater strategic vision for the various Euresa partners opens at the headquarters of Unipol in Bologna. All the top managers of the associated companies take part in the Forum.
After the milestones and records achieved with the monohull Maserati VOR70, UnipolSai Assicurazioni is once again partner of Giovanni Soldini and his crew in the new sports venture with the sea as the horizon for major new challenges.
From 1 st June to 19th September, Norma Jeane Mortenson, aka Marilyn Monroe, the most famous and talked-about Hollywood diva of all time, is on display in Turin at Palazzo Madama: the exhibition features around 150 items of memorabilia that recount the life of the actress behi
2015
A conference organized by Unipol in collaboration with Censis to launch new welfare policies.
The aim is encourage local supplementary funds and boost awareness and use of supplementary instruments and products.
Galleria San Federico once again is the protagonist in the heart of Turin thanks to the important work performed by Unipol as part of the real estate redevelopment program implemented in major Italian cities under the brand “Urban Up”, which puts the Unipol Group among the leaders in the field of
The rating agency Dagong Credit Rating Europe (Dagong Europe) assigns a rating to UnipolSai Assicurazioni S.p.A. and Unipol Gruppo Finanziario S.p.A. for the first time.
From 18 November, only on the Unipol Group Corporate Channel.
Laeffe and the Unipol Group explore the concept of closeness with Simone Chiesa and his “Travel neighbors”
Legambiente and Unipol Group present the new project implemented within Bellezza Italia, a collaboration to give compromised territories back for the common good.
The report “Welfare, Italy. Laboratory for new social policies. Lazio Research Center” by Unipol and Censis is presented.
An exceptional monographic exhibition dedicated to the great French master Claude Monet, leader of the amazing impressionist season alongside Manet, Renoir, Degas, Pissarro, Sisley and Cézanne.
First step in the redevelopment of the Velasca Tower in Milan completed.
The presentation tour of Unipol’s Sustainability Report for 2014 starts in Bologna today.
Mandatory conversion of preference shares into ordinary shares of Unipol Gruppo Finanziario S.p.A..
Since 2009, the Unipol Group has chosen to be on the side of the Teatro Stabile in Genoa, a prestigious and historic cultural institution, thus renewing its ties with the Ligurian city and its cultural soul year after year.
First step towards the rationalization process of the Group LinkedIN profiles.
The Unipol Group is the main sponsor of the 11th edition of Biografilm Festival
Calculating risk is never a gamble: a meeting organized in Milan within the scope of initiatives to present the 2014 Sustainability Report of the Unipol Group, which is an opportunity for discussion on the implications of gambling, as well as an opportunity for shared responsibility.
UnipolSai Assicurazioni supports one of the most important Italian and international sporting events: the thirty-fifth edition of the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea, the fourth leg of the IAAF Diamond League in 2015, as a growth vehicle for personal and social development.
UnipolSai takes the field with the Italian Singers’ National soccer team in support of the Foundation Telethon and the Piedmont Foundation for Cancer Research.
San Francisco-Shanghai record for Giovanni Soldini and Maserati, who fly in the Pacific on the Tea Route - From San Francisco to Shanghai in 21 days and 19 hours
This year again, UnipolSai renews its support for Ecopatente, an initiative conceived and managed by CSE Italy under the patronage of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of the Environment, as well as the Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Italian R
The Corporate Sponsorship Program of the Unipol Group now includes a new and prestigious partnership in the Art world: from May to October 2015, the Unipol Group is in fact the main sponsor of Magnificent, an innovative multi-sensory journey in the history of the Renaissance magnificence told thr
The Municipality of Milan and UnipolSai present the redevelopment project of the Tower Galfa.
Conference relating to technological progress in the insurance sector, held in Rome on the scenarios of the latest generation mobile technology.
The Extraordinary General Meeting approves the mandatory conversion of preferred shares into UGF ordinary shares.
Success of the product advertising campaign “Incredible, but true”, related to the launch of the zero-interest MV policy paid in monthly instalments.
Following a 2014 marked by the success of the product advertising campaign “Incredible, but true”, related to the launch of the zero-interest MV policy paid in monthly instalments, UnipolSai Assicurazioni decided to continue the strong communication of this innovative offer in 2015, enriching it
UnipolSai Assicurazioni is the Main Sponsor of CONI (Italian National Olympic Committee), an exclusive for the insurance industry, with a three-year agreement from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017.
Starting this year, UnipolSai has joined the Maserati team and Giovanni Soldini thus confirming, once again, with the support of VOR 70 Maserati, its commitment towards the most significant Italian sports.
2014
Until 2014, Unipol Gruppo Finanziario has been the partner of Mercedes Benz and Enel for E-mobility, the world’s largest joint project for electric mobility.
The Unipol Group is the main sponsor of the exhibition “Van Gogh. L’uomo e la terra” (Van Gogh. The man and the earth) to be held in Milan, at Palazzo Reale from October 2014 to March 2015.
The Unipol Group is the main sponsor of the exhibition Roy Lichtenstein, in collaboration with the Fondazione Torino Musei, the City Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Turin.
Also for this season, the Unipol Group is the institutional sponsor of Fortitudo Baseball Bologna, thus reaffirming its commitment to sport in Bologna, where baseball is now the city's most successful discipline on a national and international level.
On the date hereof, pursuant to the sale and purchase agreement disclosed to the market on March 15, 2014, UnipolSai Assicurazioni S.p.A. completed the transfer to Allianz S.p.A. of an insurance business belonging to the former Milano Assicurazioni.
From the Memorandum of Understanding between Unipol and Legambiente, “Italian Beauty” is born: the first project, Operation Argonauta, is underway between the dunes of Paestum
Sunday, 23 February, the advertising campaign “Incredibile ma vero” is back on TV.
UnipolSai best Auto insurance policy in 2014.
The Unipol Group supports the first major international competition for would-be entrepreneurs.
The Municipality of Milan and Unipol work together on the redevelopment of Galfa Tower, built in 1959 by architect Melchiorre Bega, empty and unused for many years.
On 6 January, UnipolSai is established by the merger of Unipol Assicurazioni, Milano Assicurazioni and Premafin in Fondiaria-Sai.
2013
The Unipol Group presents the first joint initiative by Unipol Assicurazioni, Fondiaria-SAI and Milano Assicurazioni.
An exclusive event to celebrate the first 50 years of Unipol: half a century of history during which through an important process of growth and consolidation which started in 1963 the Group has reached the summit of the Italian and European insurance and financial markets.
The year 2013 is an important year for Unipol: we celebrate our first fifty years in business.
2012
The Business Plan 2013-2015 is presented to the financial community as prepared by colleagues from all companies in the new Group.
UniSalute achieves direct premium income of € 233m, an increase of 10% compared to 31/12/2011. Against a sluggish Health insurance market, growth rate in direct premiums remains double-digit as in previous years.
In 2012, the Group intranet has been further improved with the redesign of entire sections and the implementation of new features and services.
Linear opens a spectacular advertising installation in Milan on one of the squares that are the crossroads of city traffic next to the headquarters of its main competitors: Piazzale Loreto.
On 1 December, Linear celebrates the achievement of fifteen years in business at the NUMA in Bologna.
The awards “Agent of the Year 2012” is held in Istanbul, Turkey. This is the traditional and unique event that celebrates the excellence of the Unipol agency network.
“YOU Soluzioni” arises out of the need to make it easier to understand insurance products, sometimes very complicated to explain and very complex to implement. This new offering architecture brings together the range of products offered by Unipol Assicurazioni.
On 13 September 2012, Unipol completes the capital increase of € 1,100m aimed at the integration project.
At the Misano Adriatico circuit, named after Marco Simoncelli, Linear Assicurazioni gives its official color not only to the motorbike and to the young rider Stefan Bradl, with a new green livery with the Linear brand on the side and on the rider’s suit, but also at the boxes and at the hospitali
The Unipol Group is the main sponsor of the exhibition “Masterpieces from the National Picasso Museum in Paris” dedicated to Pablo Picasso, one of the most important masters of the twentieth century, who returns to Milan after 60 years, at the Palazzo Reale from 20 September 2012 to 6 January 201
A feature of 2012 in Bancassurance was the work done to revamp the product range in order to protect the savings of individuals and employees.
“Valore Comune” comes to life. This is the new line of Unipol Banca products entirely dedicated to customers of Unipol Assicurazioni.
The premises of the new Unipol Tower of Bologna in Via Larga hosting the companies Linear and UniSalute are completed.
On 19 July, Unipol carries out a capital increase of Premafin for the portion reserved for Unipol. Premafin and its subsidiary Finadin simultaneously sign the Fondiaria SAI capital increase necessary to restore the proper solvency margin.
Bologna will have its High School of Music, also thanks to the contribution of the Foundation Unipolis, the corporate foundation of the Unipol Group.
Through its network of claims adjusters, Unipol Assicurazioni is in fact working to check the damage suffered by customers quickly as possible in order to accelerate the compensation formalities.
In 2012, a new activity is introduced to strengthen the long-lasting and solid relationship between the Unipol Group and Libera
Unipol Briantea ‘84, wheelchair basketball team wins the Final Four of the Italian wheelchair basketball Championship held at the Seveso Municipal Palasport.
On 30 April, the General Meeting to approve the financial statements is held. The consolidated financial statements show a consolidated net profit amounting to € 226m.
In Bologna, Via Rizzoli 20, the office that integrates the branch of Unipol Banca with the Bologna Assicoop Agency is opened. The branch of Unipol Banca, which was previously located in Via Indipendenza, is also home to the bank’s Emilia Romagna and Triveneto Sales Area.
On 13 April, Unipol Bologna hosts the Board meetings of Euresa Holding and Euresa Geie, which today comprise the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Unipol.
The government decree “Salva Italia” (rescue Italy), which among its provisions imposes limits on the use of cash, requires Public Administrations to pay out pensions for an amount higher than one thousand Euros only by crediting a current account, a postal account or a debit card.
Thanks to the full integration of the former Navale Division, the area “Hail, Transport and Tourism” is created in the Non-Life area
Unipol launches “Sicurezza Stabile”, the new global coverage for condominium buildings that allows policyholders to protect the families who inhabit them with exclusive guarantees.
In January 2012, the department “Regulatory Supervision of the Life Portfolio” is formed in the Life business sector with the aim to strengthen first-level checks
The project involves all the second- and third-level Control Functions and the Group’s IT Services Department in a special Joint Table.
On 29 January 2012, the Unipol Group announces the start of the implementation process of the integration plan
In Rome, the new Group offices are opened in Via della Civiltà Romana 7 in the EUR district. The new offices are located in a building complex of about 10,000 sqm. It consists of two opposing blocks of five floors; the two structures look onto, and are connected by, an interior courtyard.
2011
On 19 December, a new advertising campaign is launched. With it, Unipol, referring to the Italian economic and social condition, wishes to convey a message of optimism and confidence, “the desire for a better future is not in recession”.
On 1 December, after the General Meeting of Unipol Regional Councils, the meeting “Mutuality, solidarity, democracy and economy. Cooperation for an economy at the service of man” is held in Bologna.
On 26 November, the first UniSalute medical center is opened in Bologna.
On 21 November, the official press conference for the presentation of the three-year partnership between the Unipol Group and the Italian Swimming Federation takes place in Rome. It includes an insurance portion and advertising and promotional initiatives.
On 3 November, after a long and strenuous planning, preparation and approval work, the “Unipol Pact” is signed.
Since 9 October, the multi-functional facilities in Casalecchio di Reno (Bologna), which host concerts and theatrical works of national and international stars, as well as sporting events, art exhibitions, congresses and trade fairs, takes the name Unipol Arena.
On 8 October, an arrangement is reached and signed with the trade unions for the renewal of the corporate Supplementary Agreement (CIA) for Unipol Gruppo Finanziario.
On 7 October, the new newsletter devoted to the Unipol sales network and local trade offices is launched: “Push”, a new communication tool aimed at pushing to action and promotion of new products and services.
In September, the transfer of the Group’s holding offices to the new premises in Porta Europa, Bologna, is completed. There are a total of 385 employees who work at the new premises.
On 29 September, the sale of the investment held in BNL Vita (51% stake) and Cardiff Assicurazione of the BNP Paribas Group is concluded.
On 24 September, the new crèche “Filonido” is opened in Bologna, in the exhibition center.
The new site Sicurstrada.it goes online, in conjunction with “Moving safely in sustainable cities”, an initiative for vulnerable road users organized by Unipolis and Unipol at Palazzo d’Accursio in Bologna as part of the European Mobility Week.
On 12 September, the first online episode of “Unit” is published on the intranet Mosaico. This is the new multi-media magazine that aims to keep employees and agents updated on the Unipol world news: a high quality video container, available in streaming that provides greater interactivity.
ClaimCenter is the Group’s Information Systems, i.e. the platform on which to build the New Claims System. The product complies with the Italian legislation in terms of claims handling while respecting the specificities of Unipol.
As part of “Culturability - responsibility of the cultural world in a sustainable society”, two projects are funded in difficult territories: in Scampia (Naples) with the creation of a media center “Mediatè” at the community center Mammut; in Palermo, support is given to the Library for children
On 1 August enter into a framework agreement to ensure steady growth and mark a division between the holding functions and operational functions of each Company.
On 1 July, the Unipol Group, which has decided to return to the historical name Unipol for its great recognizability and appreciation in the market, launches new brands for the subsidiaries Unipol Assicurazioni, Linear, UniSalute, Unipol Banca.
The change in business name and the figurative brand of the Group companies require the unification of Life and Non-Life products and the adaptation of application systems and business names and logos on all printed matter and forms produced by the Group.
On 1 July 2011, the business name of the Banking Group UGF Banca returns to be Unipol Banca. Other companies belonging to the banking Group are also involved in the process, namely: UGF Merchant becomes Unipol Merchant and UGF Leasing, Unipol Leasing.
On 1 June, the pilot test begins for the sale of insurance, banking and financial services of the Unipol Group in 5 spaces “CoopCiConto” in as many shopping centers in Emilia Romagna in collaboration with Coop Adriatica.
On 19 May, Unipol meets its suppliers on the traditional “Partner Day” in Bologna.
On 18 February, by turning off its main signboards, the Unipol Group endorses “M’illumino di meno” (I’m turning the lights down), the energy saving day promoted by the radio program Caterpillar.
On 1 January, the integration project of Navale Assicurazioni is completed and the merger of Navale into Unipol Gruppo Finanziario is brought to completion.
2010
During the year 2010, a program of geographical repositioning of the distribution network is initiated.
In view of the entry into force of the new European Solvency II regulations on the solvency requirements of insurance companies, a new IT platform has been developed.
On 15 October, Unisalute celebrates its first 15 years in business with “Quindicisiamo” at the Futurshow Station in Casalecchio di Reno.
On 10 October, the new websites of the divisions Aurora and Unipol UGF Assicurazioni go officially live. They are characterized by a single web identity and a marked orientation to the user and Web 2.0, with innovative content, image and technology standards.
On 3 October, the first product campaign of UGF Assicurazioni is launched. It is devoted to the new car policy “KmSicuri”, with messages conveyed through television, print, radio and web. The product, among other things, proposes a rate depending on the kilometers traveled.
In 2010, the European security watchdog, born on the initiative of Unipolis, Demos and Osservatorio di Pavia is further developed.
The new Board of Directors approves the appointment of Andrea Pezzi as General Manager and Lorenzo Bifone as Chairman.
On 26 September, Fortitudo Bologna Baseball takes the title of European Champion in Barcelona, after winning the Italian Cup and finishing second in the Italian championship. Unipol, in view of its attention to the younger generations through support to sports, is the team’s main sponsor.
On 22 September, the exhibition “Salvador Dalì - the dream is getting closer” opens in Milan, which Unipol is sponsoring as part of its culture enhancement strategy. The exhibition will close on 30 January 2011 after witnessing a huge turnout.
The Health business of Unipol, managed on an ongoing basis together with the Accident business, is transferred to the management of Unisalute.
On 22 June, the acquisition of a majority stake in Gruppo Arca is completed. Gruppo Arca comprises Arca Vita and Arca Assicurazioni, and distributes its insurance products through approximately 2,000 branches of more than 30 partner banks.
The unavailability of information systems (disaster recovery) is simulated in Bologna (and later in San Donato Milanese) and the restoration of services checked.
On 26 May, a conference sponsored by Unipol “For a sustainable future. The contribution of labor, enterprise, credit and insurance to a solid and lasting development” is held in Rome.
On 24 May, the business Plan is also presented to suppliers, renewing the UGF Partner Day, the time to meet and share ideas that started in 2009.
The second Forum of Euresa is held in Cologne, Germany. It is organized in plenary sessions, with a debate open to all participants.
On 19 May Unipol and Navale Assicurazioni activate the trade union procedures for merging.
On 15 May, the Chief Executive Officer Carlo Cimbri with the entire senior management of the Group presents the business plan 2010 to 2012.
On 13 May, the Board of Directors approves the Business Plan 2010-2012 and adopts the first Group Sustainability Plan 2010-2012. The business plan marks a new turning point in the life of Unipol and coincides with the reorganization of the Group’s governance.
On 29 April, the General Meeting, among other things, approves the renewal of the Board of Directors.
With a public presentation, on 9 April, the project “Culturability” takes shape – i.e. responsibility of the cultural world for a sustainable society”.
The literary competition “Sicurstory” is launched in collaboration with the Foundation Unipolis / Sicurstrada and it is addressed to employees, agents and agency staff.
Linear starts a new way to communicate online with a new campaign “Adopt a banner”. The actress Stefania Andriola, already Linear testimonial, transforms into in Linear banner woman. The banner interacts with the user directly, suggesting savings of up to 40% on MV TPL through some banners.