Italy's Exor in 会談 over $9 bln sale of PartnerRe to フラン's Covea
MILAN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - 投資 group Exor, which 支配（する）／統制するs carmaker Fiat Chrysler, is in 排除的 会談 to sell reinsurer PartnerRe to フラン's Covea in a 取引，協定 one source familiar with the 事柄 said was 価値（がある） around $9 billion.
Exor, the 投資 乗り物 of Italy's Agnelli family, said on Sunday that 会談 over an all-cash 取引，協定 were 現在進行中の and there was no certainty they would result in a 処理／取引. It did not give その上の 詳細（に述べる）s.
The group, led by Agnelli scion John Elkann, 完全にするd the $6.9 billion 取得／買収 of PartnerRe in 2016, after a long, 敵意を持った 引き継ぎ／買収 戦う／戦い.
The 取引，協定 was the group's 選び出す／独身 biggest 投資 and a 重要な step in diversifying the family's 大臣の地位.
会談 between Exor and co-operative 保険会社 Covea were first 報告（する）／憶測d by the 保険 Insider website.
The source said Exor, which also 支配（する）／統制するs sports car 製造者 Ferrari and 産業の 機械／機構 会社／堅い CNH, was 利益／興味d in the 取引，協定 because it would help 加速する PartnerRe's 戦略 in a 強固にする／合併する／制圧するing 部門 and would also 申し込む／申し出 an good 賞与金 on Exor's 投資.
保険会社s are turning to 取得／買収s, also in reinsurance, to 強化する their 商売／仕事s as they 直面する tougher 規則 and 落ちるing returns from 財政上の market 投資s.
"Nothing 固める／コンクリート is 推定する／予想するd in the coming days but such 会談 普通は do not go on for months," the source said.
The source 追加するd that the tie-up would not lead to any overlaps between the two companies and would create the world's third largest reinsurer by 資産s.
A Covea 広報担当者 確認するd the 会談, without giving any その上の 詳細（に述べる）s.
Unlisted Covea, one of フラン's 最高の，を越す 損失 and 所有物／資産／財産 保険 companies, last year dropped a 企て，努力，提案 to buy 地元の reinsurer SCOR.
Covea's 大統領 Thierry Derez said at the time the company was 捜し出すing to acquire another reinsurer.
支店ing out to reinsurance would also 許す Covea to diversify outside its main market フラン, where it makes almost 90% of its 17 billion euros ($19 billion) 商売／仕事.
Fiat Chrysler is in the 中央 of 合併するing with フラン's PSA Group. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Giulio Piovaccari; 付加 報告（する）／憶測ing by Sarah White in Paris; 令状ing by Giulia Segreti; Editing by 示す Potter and Ros Russell)
