Sustainability Report 2012 - Generali Versicherung AG

In terms of dialogue with and engagement of analystsand investors, 2012 and the first few months of 2013was an unusual period compared to the previous periods,mainly due to the change in the composition of the TopManagement and, as a result, the management of theCompany.If, up to the presentation of the new Group business planto the financial markets (January 2013) the day-to-daycommunication with the financial markets had slowedcompared to the previous year, in the last few months thenumber of meetings with the financial community rosesharply, bringing the number of contacts in 2012 to 282(268 in 2011). These included conferences, presentations,roadshows and individual meetings, in addition to telephoneconversations and conference calls managed on a dailybasis by the Investor Relations department.On 14 January 2013, Generali held an Investor Dayin London. At this meeting, the Top Managementpresented the international financial communitywith the strategy for transformation of the Group,based on the main objectives of improving returnsfor shareholders and maximising the value of thecore business of insurance, strengthening capitalsoundness and profitability, and implementing abusiness approach guided by customers.The event had widespread international mediacoverage, which was also the result of the logisticalchoice of a highly visible financial market such asLondon.The breakdown of meetings by type of participant (62%institutional investors, 38% analysts) again shows significantinterest from financial analysts, specifically credit analysts,also due to the meetings organised for the bond issue inDecember 2012.The breakdown of meetings by type of participant (62%institutional investors, 38% analysts) again shows significantinterest from financial analysts, specifically credit analysts,also due to the meetings organised for the bond issue inDecember 2012.Lastly, it is important to note that over the year the Companyreceived numerous contact requests from ESG analystswith a view to obtaining more details on the Group’s socialand environmental commitment and performance.Increasing requests concerning SRI issues were alsoreceived from investors, in order to assess the Group’scompliance with the criteria defined to consider theinvestment in the Generali share as socially responsible.Dialogue with analysts, investors and “ethical” ratingagencies, managed with support from the Corporate SocialResponsibility department was mainly conducted throughconference calls and requests to fill out questionnaires.In this sense, the Group was a speaker at the Settimanadell’Investimento Sostenibile e Responsabile (week forsustainable and responsible investing) in Italy, in June 2012,in the presence of the leading players in Italian traditionaland ethical finance.The financial community is able to communicate directlyand at any time with the Company via the section InvestorRelations on the Group’s website, which provides contactdetails for the offices dealing with private and institutionalinvestors. This section also includes all information onShareholders' Meetings, corporate governance and, moregenerally, the economic and financial performance of theParent Company and the Group by way of annual reportsand interim financial statements.82 | Assicurazioni Generali - Sustainability Report 2012