Talk:Vienna Insurance Group
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Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 13 February 2019
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I'm not currently extended confirmed user, i'm just autoconfirmed, because I am not serious about this? please, I just want to manage this Austrian economic article. Banana19208 (talk) 10:31, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
- You need to proposed the edits that you want made, in the format "Please change x to y." Please provide reliable sources to back up your proposed changes. Yunshui 雲水 10:41, 13 February 2019 (UTC)
Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 28 March 2022
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In Structure section, add "Wiener TU" as one of the group companies in Poland. The brand is also present and operates in Poland. See: Wiener 137.132.22.254 (talk) 11:25, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. SpinningCeres 15:24, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
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[edit]Please can we add Category:Companies in the Austrian Traded Index 92.15.211.17 (talk) 09:00, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
- anyone? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.78.185.21 (talk) 19:29, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
Edit request February 2026
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I would like to suggest some changes to the article about Vienna Insurance Group. Currently, the infobox shows information from 2018, which is outdated. The history section could benefit from additional sources as well as more detailed information.
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[edit]I propose to update the financial information based on the latest business report. Also, I have updated the management of the company, as well as the industry and stock exchanges.
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[edit]I suggest adding information that expands on the current content, as well as adding sources.
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History[edit]The history of Vienna Insurance Group dates back to 1824,[3] with the founding of the k.u.k. priv. wechselseitige Brandschaden Versicherung. In the end of the 1980s, the company started expanding in central and eastern Europe, founding Kooperativa in Czechoslovakia.[3] In 1994, the company was transformed into a corporation, and 11% of the stock was introduced on the Vienna Stock Exchange, in the form of preferred shares. Those were changed into common shares in 2005, as the company increased its capital by about €900 million to finance acquisitions. In 2006, the brand Vienna Insurance Group was introduced as a global brand. In central and eastern Europe, subsidiaries use it next to their original name. In 2008, a new capital increase permitted the acquisition of the insurance business of Erste Group, which turned VIG to the market leader in central and eastern Europe. Simultaneously, a long-term sales agreement was signed with Erste Group. In the same year VIG founded ViG Re, a reinsurance company located in Prague, Czech Republic.[4] During the 2010 shareholder meeting, it was decided to create a 100% subsidiary for the insurance business in Austria, Wiener Städtische Versicherung AG Vienna Insurance Group.[5] In March 2014, it was revealed that PZU and Vienna Insurance Group were in the race to acquire rival Lietuvos Draudimas for around $147 million.[6] |
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History[edit]The history of Vienna Insurance Group dates back to 1824,[3] with the founding of the k.u.k. priv. wechselseitige Brandschaden Versicherung by Georg von Högelmüller (1770–1826) as a fire insurance company.[7][8] In 1990 and during the collapse of the communist Eastern Bloc, the company – then mostly known as Wiener Städtische Versicherung – started expanding in Central and Eastern Europe, founding Kooperativa in Czechoslovakia.[9][10] In 1994, the company was transformed into a corporation, and on October 17, 1994,[10] 11% of the stock was listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange, in the form of preferred shares. Those were changed into common shares in 2005, as the company increased its capital by about €900 million to finance acquisitions.[11] In 2006, Vienna Insurance Group was introduced as a global brand.[12] In Central and Eastern Europe, subsidiaries use it alongside their original name. In 2008, a new capital increase permitted the acquisition of the insurance business of Erste Group, which turned VIG to the market leader in central and eastern Europe.[13] Simultaneously, a long-term sales agreement was signed with Erste Group. In the same year VIG founded ViG Re, a reinsurance company located in Prague, Czech Republic.[14] During the 2010 shareholder meeting, it was decided to create a 100% subsidiary for the insurance business in Austria, Wiener Städtische Versicherung AG Vienna Insurance Group.[15] In March 2014, it was revealed that PZU and Vienna Insurance Group were in the race to acquire rival Lietuvos Draudimas for around $147 million.[16] References
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Reply 21-MAY-2026
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Regards, Spintendo 01:28, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you for the feedback.
- I have now added a source for the Key People, which I would then include in the infobox as it stands: key_people = Hartwig Löger[2] (CEO), Peter Thirring[3] (Chairman of the supervisory board)
- In the ‘History’ section, the main aim is to add sources in order to meet the encyclopedic standard.
- ~2026-36753-05 (talk) 08:13, 25 June 2026 (UTC)
References
- ↑ "Template:Edit COI". Wikipedia. 7 July 2019.
Instructions for submitters — #6: "If the rationale for a change is not obvious (particularly for proposed deletions), explain."
- ↑ "Ex-Finanzminister Löger soll Chef der Vienna Insurance Group werden". Der Standard (in Austrian German). 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
- ↑ Schellner, Michaela (2025-07-03). "Peter Thirring übernimmt Vorsitz im Aufsichtsrat". Gewinn (in German). Retrieved 2026-06-25.
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