MILAN, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Italian insurer Generali said on Wednesday it had no interest in British insurer Legal & General , denying media reports and market speculation that have named it as a potential buyer.
"Generali is not interested," a spokeswoman said.
Market speculation of takeover interest life insurer L&G has seen the stock rise 15 percent in the past three days, after weekend newspaper reports said it was preparing a defence document against a potential bid from rival Resolution.
Traders have also named Generali among potential buyers.
L&G, which rose over 7 percent earlier on Wednesday, was up 4.4 percent at 1058 GMT.
(Reporting by Gianluca Semeraro)