Bâloise Holding AG

Type	Public (SIX: BALN)
Founded	1863 (Basler Versicherungsgesellschaft gegen Feuerschade) 1962 (Bâloise Holding)
Headquarters	Basel, Switzerland
Key people	Martin Strobel (CEO), German Egloff (CFO), Rolf Schäuble (Chairman of the board)
Industry	Financial services
Products	Insurance, banking, pensions
Revenue	CHF 9.825 billion (2007)[1]
Profit	▲ CHF 803.3 million (2007)[1]
Total assets	CHF 67.0 billion (2007)[1]
Employees	7,700 (2007)[1]
Website	www.baloise.com

Bâloise Holding AG is a Swiss insurance holding company headquartered in Basel. The company employs approximately 7,500 employees across Europe and is the third largest Swiss all-industry insurance service provider for individuals and businesses.

Contents 1 History 2 Holding Structure 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

The Basler Versicherungen was founded in 1863 as Basler Versicherungsgesellschaft gegen Feuerschade. In the following years it began to cover other types of insurance. In 1962 Bâloise Holding was founded

[edit] Holding Structure

Bâloise Holding operates in Europe through various subsidiaries:

•  Switzerland: Basler Versicherungen Schweiz, Baloise Bank SoBa, Baloise Asset Management, Baloise Fund Invest
•  Germany: Basler Versicherungen, Deutscher Ring
•  Liechtenstein: Baloise Life
•  Belgium: Mercator Verzekeringen
•  Luxembourg: Bâloise Assurances
•  Austria: Basler Versicherungen
•  Croatia: Basler Osiguranja und Osiguranje Zagreb
•  Serbia: Basler Osiguranja

The company is listed n the SIX Swiss Exchange.

After Frank Schnewlin resigned as CEO after six years, Rolf Schäuble has taken the place as interim CEO. On January 1, 2009, Martin Strobel will take the post.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Annual Report 2007" (PDF). Bâloise. http://www.baloise.com/website2/chbs703.nsf/URLOpen/Baloise_FB07_e.pdf/$FILE/Baloise_FB07_e.pdf. Retrieved 2009-02-18. 

[edit] External links

• Official site

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