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Swiss Insurers Helvetia, Baloise Complete Merger
Swiss insurers Helvetia Holding Ltd. and Baloise Holding Ltd. said they competed their merger to form Helvetia Baloise Holding Ltd. as all regulatory requirements have been met. ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 5, 2025
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Spanish Regulator Approves Helvetia Acquisition of Caser
Helvetia said in a statement. The Spanish Directorate-General for Insurance and Pension Funds approved the merger of Helvetia Seguros and Caser. The authorization advances the ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 4, 2025
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Helvetia, Baloise Set Dec. 5 Merger Date Following Regulatory Approvals
Helvetia Holding AG and Baloise Holding Ltd. gained regulatory approvals for their planned merger and set Dec. 5 as the date for closing the deal. The Swiss Competition Commission ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 12, 2025
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Helvetia Boosts Half-Year Profit; Baloise Merger Progresses
Swiss insurer Baloise Holding Ltd. remains on track for fourth-quarter completion. First-half IFRS net income rose to 320.1 million Swiss francs ($397.8 million) from 258.6 million ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 3, 2025
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Swiss Insurers Helvetia, Baloise Plan Merger of Equals
Helvetia anchor shareholder Patria Genossenschaft. A merger by way of absorption was chosen because it is the most efficient and tax-neutral way to effect the deal, they said. The ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 22, 2025
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Baloise Lifts 2024 Profit Despite Higher Claims
Swiss real estate market and stock market. Life insurance volume fell 1.2% in terms of Swiss francs, mainly on a lower volume of premiums in Swiss group life business, Baloise ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 25, 2025
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Zurich Insurance CFO Expects $160 Million Hurricane Helene Hit; P/C Premiums Rise 4%
Claudia Cordioli in a conference call. Zurich estimates a preliminary pretax loss of less than $200 million for Hurricane Milton in the fourth quarter, Cordioli said. Responding to ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 7, 2024
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Citing Value Potential, Cevian Capital Raises Stake in Switzerland's Baloise
Italian and Austrian Markets. Switzerland and Specialty Markets will remain distinct entities, Helvetia said at the time. Helvetia said it also aims to streamline management and ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 9, 2024
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Bâloise Expects Up to $225.1 Million in Second-Half Catastrophe Losses
Swiss group life business. Volume for investment-type premiums rose 14.1% in local currency terms on an easing of the investment environment for these products, the group said. (By ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 16, 2023
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Compre Acquires Medical Professional Liability Portfolio in France
Compre said in a statement. The portfolio contains legacy, live and prospective risks through 2023. Brokered by reinsurance intermediary Guy Carpenter, the deal supports Compre's ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 25, 2022
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Compre Enters European Medical Malpractice Market With German Acquisition
Terms of the transaction are not disclosed. Basler is part of Baloise Group, Compre said. The group said the deal is a milestone as it seeks to build a "center of excellence" for ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 15, 2022
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Swiss Insurer Bâloise Target of Cyberattack
January (BestWire, March 25, 2022). The department became aware of the cyberattack on Jan. 4, it said in a statement at the time. The types of information that may have been ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 13, 2022
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Compre Acquires Three Legacy London Market Businesses From European Insurers
London market between 1950 and 1972. The transactions involve business acquired from Baloise Holding A.G.'s Basler Versicherung, Helvetia Swiss Insurance Co. Ltd. and an ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 14, 2019
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Anbang Plans to Reduce Registered Capital by About One-Third
Anbang said in a statement. This is still subject to approval from the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission. The capital reduction will not affect the company's ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 18, 2019
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Baloise Group to Acquire Belgian Insurer From China’s Anbang
Baloise Group said it is acquiring Belgium's Fidea N.V. from China's Anbang Insurance Group for €480 million (US$542.7 million). The acquisition will strengthen Baloise's ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 15, 2019
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Baloise's First-Half 2009 Profit Falls 10.9%
Baloise saw a profit of 386.7 million francs for its full year 2008 figures, down 52.8% on the previous year's figure of 820.1 million francs (BestWire, March 20, 2009). The ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 28, 2009
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Financial Turmoil Leads to 52.8% Profit Fall for Switzerland's Baloise
Swiss insurer Baloise Holding A.G. said depreciation of assets due to volatile financial markets contributed to a 52.8% fall in profit in 2008. The insurer recorded a profit of ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 20, 2009
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Swiss Insurer Baloise Posts 6.7% Rise in First-Quarter Volume
Swiss billion francs (2.05 billion euros), up on the 3.12 billion francs posted for the same period of the previous year. Baloise said this represents a "significant" increase. ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 20, 2008
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Baloise-Gothaer Deal Called Off
Swiss insurer Baloise said its negotiations with German counterpart Gothaer about a strategic partnership and the merger of their German activities have been terminated. Baloise ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 18, 2008
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