Strategy & Practice Management

Utmost Wealth Solutions to acquire Generali Worldwide

Utmost Wealth Solutions’ parent company, Life Company Consolidation Group (LCCG), has today announced its intention to acquire Generali Worldwide Insurance Company Limited (Generali Worldwide) and General Link Limited (Generali Link) to continue the expansion of the Utmost Wealth Solutions business and further strengthens its global footprint. The acquisition is conditional on, inter alia, regulatory and competition authority approvals and is expected to complete by Q1 2019.

Generali Worldwide is the sister company to Generali PanEurope, which was recently acquired by
Utmost Wealth Solutions and renamed Utmost PanEurope. It provides single premium and regular
premium unit‐linked investment solutions to customers outside of the EU. In addition, it is a partner
of Generali Employee Benefits (GEB) for the provision of protection and retirement products to
multinational employers. In aggregate it has in excess of £4bn of assets and 70,000 policies. From a
head office in the Channel Islands and with a network of branches, licences and distribution
relationships it services clients predominantly in Latin America, the Middle East and the Far East. Soon
after completion, Generali Worldwide will be renamed Utmost Worldwide and will adopt the Utmost
Wealth Solutions branding.
Utmost Wealth Solutions and Generali Worldwide are highly complementary businesses:
 They share a common product suite and are focussed on the same market segments
 The combination of Utmost’s strength in the UK and Continental Europe, together with
Generali Worldwide’s network in Latin America and the Middle and Far East, will create a
broadly‐based offering to clients and advisors around the world
 The combined business will have in excess of €30 billion of client assets and significant
operations in the Channel Islands, Ireland and the Isle of Man
 An enhanced distribution network will serve High and Ultra High Net Worth, affluent and retail
wealth management clients through IFAs, multi‐tied agents, private banks, asset managers
and family offices
 This increased scale will help secure the broadest range of products and investment solutions
for our clients while maintaining the highest standards of service
 The Corporate Risk and Savings client offering will be further enhanced by the broader and
deeper relationship with GEB
Generali Link is located in Ireland and was established as a shared service provider with a particular
focus on Fund and Policy Administration. The organisation provides services to Generali Worldwide
as well as Utmost PanEurope.
Paul Thompson, Group Chief Executive of LCCG, said:
“We are very pleased to announce the continued expansion of Utmost Wealth Solutions. I look
forward to welcoming the customers, staff and distribution partners of Generali Worldwide’s business
to our Group. It demonstrates our commitment to the international life market and further cements
our position as a leader in the global market for specialist cross border wealth management and risk
solutions.”
Giorgio Daboni, CEO of Generali Worldwide, said:
“This transaction represents a significant opportunity to expand our already successful and wellestablished
business. Through a variety of acquisitions LCCG is creating an extensive portfolio of
specialist and successful players in the cross‐border and international wealth management
marketplaces. The obvious synergies that exist will add to our capabilities to continue to grow and
expand our business. I emphasise that the business is being bought with a view to further
development and will continue to offer its customers old and new, the highest levels of service.”