Palazzo delle Assicurazioni Generali, Renaissance palazzo on Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy

Palazzo delle Assicurazioni Generali, also known as Palazzo Lavison, is a four-story Neo-Renaissance building at Piazza della Signoria 4, on the corner of via Vacchereccia. Its façades are clad in pietra forte for their full height, and the ground floor opens in a continuous series of arches for shops. The cornice follows a Roman model but is made of cast iron, and the monumental carved portal leads into a large entrance hall.

The palazzo was built around 1871 for Baron Edoardo Lavison to a design by architect Giovanni Carlo Landi. To clear the site, the medieval tower of the Infangati, the church of Santa Cecilia, the seat of the Arte del Cambio and the Loggia dei Pisani were demolished around 1864. The ground floor initially housed Emanuele Fenzi's bank, and the building was bought by the Assicurazioni Generali di Venezia in the early 20th century.

The corner of the building at via Vacchereccia houses Caffè Rivoire, opened in 1872 by Enrico Rivoire, chocolatier and pastry chef from Haute-Savoie, who had followed the king to the new capital. The glass over the main entrance bears the date 1831, the founding year of the insurance institute, unrelated to the palace's construction. The ground-floor arcade was opened as shops.

The ground floor contains several shops and cafes, including the historic Caffè Rivoire in operation since 1872. Visitors can easily walk through the passage or enjoy coffee in the outdoor seating area while watching the plaza and surrounding monuments.

The date 1831 on the glass of the main entrance refers to the founding of the Generali insurance institute, not to the construction of the palazzo, which was built around 1871. The building was renovated between 2010 and 2011 and reopened in January 2012 as Palazzo del Leone, offered for lease by the Generali group.