The story
Founded by Jean-Claude Seys in 2003.1
In 1999, through the initiative of the insurance companies Mutuelle des artisans de France (MAAF) and Mutuelles du Mans Assurances (MMA), the mutual reinsurance company Covéa was formed.
In 2003, under the leadership of group of mutual insurance companies (GEMA) a new legal form of "mutual insurance group company" (SGAM) was established by the French government. Covéa was approved as a SGAM in 2003.
In 2005, the general meeting of Covéa approve the merger with Azur and of the Garantie mutuelle des fonctionnaires (GMF).
On 12 July 2022, Covéa announces completing the acquisition of PartnerRe Ltd. from Exor for a total cash consideration of €7,9Bn.
UK
Covéa Insurance plc was formed in October 2012 following the parent's acquisition and merger of three longstanding UK insurance businesses - Provident Insurance, MMA Insurance and Gateway Insurance. It had approximately 1.2 million policyholders in the UK and employed over 1,000 people across their network of UK offices.
On 25 February 2015, Covéa Group acquired another UK insurance business, Sterling Insurance. Sterling's general insurance business was transferred into Covéa Insurance from 1 January 2016.
As of June 2019, Covea Insurance plc has nearly 2000 employees in the UK, and has 7 offices in England with the registered office being in Reading and the largest being in Halifax.
In June 2023, Covea Insurance plc appointed Georges de Macedo as its new CEO. He replaced, with immediate effect, Adrian Furness, who decided to step back after nearly 30 years in the role.
From Wikipedia’s article on Covéa, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5