Nationale Suisse to sell Belgian travel insurance portfolio
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Nationale Suisse is selling the travel insurance portfolio of its Belgian
subsidiary L'Européenne to Mapfre Asistencia, thus completing its announced
withdrawal from the direct insurance market in Belgium.
Nationale Suisse is selling the travel insurance portfolio of its Belgian
subsidiary L'Européenne (Compagnie Européenne d'Assurance des Marchandises et
des Bagages S.A, Brussels) to Mapfre Asistencia, a company of the Spanish Mapfre
insurance group. With premiums of EUR 25 million, the portfolio generates about
30 percent of the premium volume of Nationale Suisse in Belgium. As part of the
transaction, Mapfre Asistencia will be taking over the 16 employees assigned to
the travel insurance portfolio. Subject to the approval of the authorities, the
transaction will be completed by means of a portfolio transfer in the first half
of 2015. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
Withdrawal from Belgium completed
With the previously announced sale of the subsidiary Nationale Suisse Belgium
together with its two underwriting agencies Vander Haeghen & C° and Arena to the
Enstar Group, the sale of L'Européenne's travel insurance portfolio marks the
completion of Nationale Suisse's withdrawal from the Belgian direct insurance
market.
Nationale Suisse will continue to underwrite art risks in Belgium via its
Liechtenstein-based subsidiary in future.
Brief profile
Nationale Suisse is an innovative and international Swiss insurance group
providing first-rate risk and pension solutions in non-life and life business as
well as tailored specialty lines products. Nationale Suisse has been part of the
Helvetia Group since October 2014. The plan is to integrate Nationale Suisse
fully into Helvetia. The consolidated gross premiums of Nationale Suisse came to
CHF 1.5 billion in 2013. The headquarters of Swiss National Insurance Company
Ltd are in Basel. The company's stock is listed on SIX Swiss Exchange (NATN).
The stock will be delisted as part of the integration of Nationale Suisse into
the Helvetia Group. On 30 June 2014, the Nationale Suisse Group employed 1 903
staff (full-time equivalents).
Information
Jonas Grossniklaus Nationale Suisse
Media Relations / Investor Relations Steinengraben 41
Phone +41 61 275 28 11 4003 Basel
Fax +41 61 275 22 21 Switzerland
media.relations(at)nationalesuisse.com www.nationalesuisse.com/media-relations
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or developments arising from the company's business. The information published
in this article is not an advertisement, offer or recommendation to engage in
transactions involving securities or other products of Nationale Suisse or any
other type of transaction. This press release may contain certain forward-
looking statements. Even if these forward-looking statements reflect the opinion
and expectations of Nationale Suisse, a number of risks, uncertainties and other
important factors may lead to actual developments and results differing strongly
from the expectations of Nationale Suisse. It is pointed out expressly that the
statements and projections contained in this press release are selective in
nature. Nationale Suisse provides no guarantee, either explicitly or implicitly,
regarding the accuracy and completeness of the statements and forecasts
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bodies or senior managers accept any liability for any damage or losses arising
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response to new information, future events or any other reasons.
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business of Nationale Suisse there.
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