Assiteca

Name

Assiteca

Legal name

Howden S.p.A. a Socio Unico

Website

https://assiteca.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Assiteca (now Howden S.p.A.) is an Italian insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm serving business and enterprise clients; founded 1982 in Milan, operating Italy-wide through Howden Group's global network, with subsidiaries in agriculture and consulting verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Assiteca (now Howden S.p.A.) is an Italian insurance brokerage and risk management firm that intermediates corporate insurance products and provides advisory services to businesses. It operates through specialized subsidiaries covering agricultural insurance (Howden Agricoltura) and insurance consulting (Howden Consulting), serving enterprise clients across Italy with tailored risk transfer solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Insurance Brokerage End-to-end insurance brokerage service for Italian businesses, including risk assessment, carrier selection, policy placement, and ongoing account management. Designed for enterprise clients seeking tailored non-life and commercial insurance solutions across multiple industries.
• Howden Agricoltura – Agricultural Insurance Brokerage Specialized insurance brokerage services for the agricultural sector, including crop, livestock, and farm operational coverages. Targeted at Italian agribusinesses and farms requiring industry-specific risk transfer solutions.
• Howden Consulting – Insurance Consulting Services Insurance and risk consulting service for enterprises requiring complex advisory work such as risk audits, coverage optimization, and structural advisory. Designed for corporate clients needing strategic input beyond standard policy placement.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Direct peers

• Aon plc: Aon is one of the world's largest insurance brokers with established Italian operations. Directly comparable as a global broker serving enterprise and specialty clients across Italy, with a similar risk-management and brokerage model.
• Marsh & McLennan (Marsh): Marsh is the largest insurance broker globally and a major player in Italy. Directly competes with Howden S.p.A. for large corporate and enterprise insurance placements, with overlapping specialty and risk-consulting practices.
• Willis Towers Watson (WTW): WTW is a global insurance and risk advisory broker with Italian operations. Direct competitor in commercial insurance brokerage, serving similar enterprise clients with comparable broker and consulting offerings.
• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Gallagher is a global insurance broker and risk management firm with growing Italian presence. Direct competitor in commercial insurance brokerage, with similar mid-market and specialty focus.
• Lockton Companies: Lockton is the world's largest privately held insurance broker with Italian operations. Direct competitor in enterprise and specialty insurance brokerage, with comparable client base and broker-led service model.

Others

• Howden Group: Howden Group is the parent company of Howden S.p.A. Although now structurally the parent, it is comparable as the European insurance brokerage leader offering the same global-brokerage and risk-advisory services through 500 offices in 50 countries.

Broad incumbents

• UnipolSai Assicurazioni: UnipolSai is one of Italy's largest insurance groups with embedded brokerage and agency distribution. Comparable as a major Italian insurance intermediary, though it operates more as a carrier-distributor than a pure broker.
• Generali Group: Generali is Italy's largest insurer with significant broker-distribution channels. Comparable as a broad Italian insurance incumbent whose brokerage and distribution operations overlap with Howden S.p.A.'s client base.
• Allianz Italy: Allianz Italy is a major insurance carrier-distributor with embedded intermediation. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for similar corporate and SME insurance placements in Italy.

Regional players

• Reale Mutua Assicurazioni: Reale Mutua is a leading Italian mutual insurance group with brokerage and agency operations. Comparable as a regional insurance intermediary with similar Italian-market focus, though structured as a mutual carrier rather than a pure broker.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/assiteca

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments

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