Compagnie de Bruxelles

The Compagnie de Bruxelles, also known as Compganie de Bruxelles 1821 (CB 1821) or by its extended name Compagnie de Bruxelles pour l'Assurance à Primes Contre l'Incendie, la Foudre et les Explosions,[1] was a Belgian insurance company based in Brussels and originally established in 1821, thus among the very oldest Belgian insurance companies.

Overview

It was established as a joint-stock company (French: société anonyme par actions) on 15 February 1821, and authorized to operate in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg by decision of 15 July 1853. Its head office was located at No. 52, Rue Royale in central Brussels.[2] In 1909–1910, it commissioned an additional building on the same urban block at No. 56, designed by architect René Théry.[3]

By 1993, it was fully owned by the Belgian public financial institution ASLK/CGER.[4] It was privatized and acquired by AG Insurance in 1995, then merged into the Fortis brand in 2000.[5]: 17  By then, its head office had moved to No. 62 of Rue de la Loi.[6]

Its emblem represented Michael the Archangel, patron saint of Brussels, slaying the dragon.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Compagnie de Bruxelles Societe Anonyme Pour L'Assurance A Primes Contre L'Incendie, La Foudre Et Les Explosions". Chartered Insurance Institute. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Quelques exemples". Assurances et industries au Luxembourg. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Ancienne Compagnie Internationale Forestière et Minière du Congo : Rue Royale 54-56". Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Inventaire du Patrimoine Architectural. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  4. ^ Philippe Regnier (30 October 1993). "CB 1821 : La fin du métier d'assureur ?". Le Soir.
  5. ^ Historische lijst van de ingeschreven hypotheekondernemingen onder het K.B. nr. 225 van 7 januari 1936 betreffende de hypothecaire leningen en de controle op de ondernemingen van hypothecaire leningen (PDF), Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority, 31 December 2014
  6. ^ "Liste des caisses communes d'assurance contre les accidents du travail et des sociétés d'assurances à primes fixes agréées aux fins de la loi du 10 avril 1971 sur les accidents du travail au 31 décembre 1999". etaamb.openjustice.be. 3 March 2000.
  7. ^ "Médaille, Compagnie de Bruxelles". cgb.fr Numismatique. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
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