Winterthur Group

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Winterthur Group is a multinational insurance company founded in Winterthur Switzerland in 1875. Until June of 2006 Winterthur was a Credit Suisse (CS) subsidiary. Now, Paris based AXA Insurance has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Winterthur group from CS for approx 12 billion CHF.

Old headquarters in Winterthur
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Old headquarters in Winterthur

Winterthur has subsidiaries in

  • Germany
  • UK
  • Spain (AXA are based in Madrid however, while Winterthur have been based in Barcelona.)
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
  • Hungary
  • Poland
  • Czech Republic
  • United States
  • Slovakia
  • Japan
  • Taiwan
  • Hong Kong
  • Luxembourg

Due to the takeover, AXA Insurance will take over the brand name and general supervision of the company.


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