Bâloise

Infobox Company
name = Bâloise Holding AG

type = Public (Swx|BALN)
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foundation = 1863 (Basler Versicherungsgesellschaft gegen Feuerschade)
1962 (Bâloise Holding)
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location_city = flagicon|Switzerland Basel
location_country = Switzerland
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key_people = Rolf Schäuble, ad interim CEO
German Egloff, CFO
Martin Wenk, CIO
industry = Finance
Insurance
products = Financial services
Insurance
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num_employees = approx. 7,500 (2006)
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homepage = [http://www.baloise.com/ www.baloise.com]
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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.

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

Holding Structure

Bâloise Holding operates in Europe through various subsidiaries:

*: Basler Versicherungen Schweiz, Baloise Bank SoBa, Baloise Asset Management, Baloise Fund Invest
*: Basler Versicherungen, Deutscher Ring
*: Baloise Life
*: Mercator Verzekeringen
*: Bâloise Assurances
*: Basler Versicherungen
*: Basler Osiguranja und Osiguranje Zagreb
*: 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.