Bâloise
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| Type | Public (SWX: BALN) |
| Founded | 1863 (Basler Versicherungsgesellschaft gegen Feuerschade) 1962 (Bâloise Holding) |
| Headquarters |  Basel, Switzerland |
| Key people | Rolf Schäuble, ad interim CEO German Egloff, CFO Martin Wenk, CIO |
| Industry | Finance Insurance |
| Products | Financial services Insurance |
| Employees | approx. 7,500 (2006) |
| 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.
[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.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png)
Belgium: Mercator Verzekeringen
Luxembourg: Bâloise Assurances
Austria: Basler Versicherungen
Croatia: Basler Osiguranja und Osiguranje Zagreb
Serbia: Basler Osiguranja
The company is listed both on the SWX Swiss Exchange and the Swiss Market Index.
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.
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