Italian insurance major Generali has wrapped up the acquisition of Portuguese insurer Seguradoras Unidas and a smaller service company AdvanceCare.

The Italian insurer agreed to acquire these entities for €600m ($674m) in July last year from Calm Eagle and Calm Eagle Parent Holdings, which are majority owned by investment funds managed by certain affiliates of Apollo Global Management.

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The deal has been concluded after it obtained assent from all relevant regulators and competition authorities.

Seguradoras Unidas is the second largest non-life business company in Portugal with a market share of 15.5%.

The acquisition will make Generali the second largest non-life firm in Portugal with a market share of around 18.7%.

The Italian insurer has named Pedro Carvalho as the CEO of the insurance entities of the Generali Group in Portugal (Generali Vida, Generali Seguros, Seguradoras Unidas).

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Carvalho will directly report to Jaime Anchústegui, CEO International of Generali.

“Pedro joins the group after a significant experience in senior management roles within the insurance industry,” the insurer said in its press statement.

Generali, at the time of signing the deal, commented that the acquisition is a key step in the execution of a three-year strategy aimed at strengthening its position in Europe.

AdvanceCare, which mainly operates in the healthcare sector, has a market share of around 30%.

Generali intends to advance AdvanceCare’s business model in other countries to boost service-based revenues.

Recently, La Caja, the Argentine subsidiary of Generali, signed a pact with Argentina-based e-commerce firm Mercado Libre to offer non-life insurance plans.

Under the agreement, Generali will sell its motor and home insurance plans through the e-commerce firm’s digital portal.

The collaboration will enable Mercado Libre’s customers to access its digital platform to prepare quotes and underwrite the LaCaja plans.