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AM Best Webinar: Six Critical Ways to Transform Insurance to a Lifetime Partner

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

The event will be streamed in video and audio formats, and playback will be available to registered viewers shortly after the event.

Key Points: 
  • The event will be streamed in video and audio formats, and playback will be available to registered viewers shortly after the event.
  • Zelros is a pioneer in insurtech, transforming insurance distribution with its award-winning AI solution, enabling a unique customer and agent experience through hyper-personalized insurance recommendations across channels.
  • AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry.
  • Copyright 2022 by A.M. Best Company, Inc. and/or its affiliates.

Zelros Changes the Insurance Game with New Customer Engagement Intelligence to Proactively Prevent and Protect Customers

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

NEW YORK and PARIS, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Zelros, a pioneer in InsurTech providing insurers personalized product recommendations across channels, announces today the availability of their Milky Way product release. Personal line insurers can now easily leverage actionable insights to create fair product recommendations, assess risks and prevention loss and proactively protect customers. Its platform accelerates decision-making for executives and marketers with intelligent customer engagement and insights, while enabling data science teams to leverage the AI models to drive faster innovations.

Key Points: 
  • Personal line insurers can now easily leverage actionable insights to create fair product recommendations, assess risks and prevention loss and proactively protect customers.
  • A new level of customer engagement insights is available to inform and prioritize audience segmentation and marketing campaign strategy.
  • Zelros' unique customer insights are now directly reported through existing enterprise BI solutions such as Tableau, PowerBI, Dataiku.
  • Christophe Bourguignat, CEO and Co-Founder of Zelros stated, "The insurance industry is in the middle of a customer experience transformation.

A holiday for your car - Baloise offers free airport parking in the event of a claim

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Friday, April 1, 2022

Under this deal, Baloise will pay for the cost of parking the vehicle at Zurich Airport for a duration of up to three weeks.

Key Points: 
  • Under this deal, Baloise will pay for the cost of parking the vehicle at Zurich Airport for a duration of up to three weeks.
  • At the end of their holiday, customers will come back to a repaired and freshly cleaned vehicle.
  • This is why Baloise always offers customers a free replacement vehicle while theirs is being repaired at a workshop of a Baloise network partner if it has been damaged.
  • Alternatively, customers can now park their vehicle at Zurich Airport for free and have the damage repaired while they are away on holiday.

Baloise Switzerland concludes 2021 on a successful note despite challenging conditions

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Thursday, March 10, 2022

In 2021, Baloise was once again able to shine with innovative ideas in Switzerland.

Key Points: 
  • In 2021, Baloise was once again able to shine with innovative ideas in Switzerland.
  • Baloise is also breaking new ground with regard to the recruitment of talented young people in Switzerland.
  • Baloise Switzerland was named 'Most Innovative Sustainability Insurer - Switzerland 2021'.
  • In Switzerland, the Group also operates as a specialised financial services provider, offering a combination of insurance and banking services.

Baloise expands its Mobility ecosystem with investment in MOBIKO

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

As part of its Simply Safe strategy, Baloise is continuing to expand its Mobility ecosystem with the acquisition of a stake in MOBIKO.

Key Points: 
  • As part of its Simply Safe strategy, Baloise is continuing to expand its Mobility ecosystem with the acquisition of a stake in MOBIKO.
  • With its investment in the German company MOBIKO , Baloise is expanding its Mobility ecosystem by acquiring a service provider that adds value for businesses and their employees.
  • Maximum flexibility, combined with incentives, results in transport usage that is significantly better for the environment,' according to Patrick Wirth, Head of the Mobility Unit at Baloise.
  • 'We are delighted to have gained two more strong partners in Baloise and Startup Family Office , which will help us to significantly expand our ecosystem.

Baloise successfully issues a Swiss Franc senior bond

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Friday, January 28, 2022

Baloise Group has successfully placed a CHF 200 million senior bond due in February 2027 in a demanding market environment.

Key Points: 
  • Baloise Group has successfully placed a CHF 200 million senior bond due in February 2027 in a demanding market environment.
  • Yesterday, Baloise Group successfully issued a 5-year senior bond with a coupon of 0.30% for a total size of CHF 200 million.
  • The bond was issued by Bloise Holding AG, which is rated 'A-' with a stable outlook by Standard & Poor's.
  • The proceeds from the issuance of the bond will be used for general corporate purposes, including the refinancing of maturing senior bonds.

Baloise streamlines brand structure and positions itself for the future

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Baloise is streamlining its brand portfolio and under the new branding, all national subsidiaries will operate under a single identity - 'Baloise'.

Key Points: 
  • Baloise is streamlining its brand portfolio and under the new branding, all national subsidiaries will operate under a single identity - 'Baloise'.
  • As we begin Season 2 of our Simply Safe strategy, we are using this new starting point as an opportunity to reposition Baloise as a brand.
  • That is why all national subsidiaries will be operating under a single 'Baloise' brand in the future,' says Group CEO Gert De Winter.
  • For the first time in the history of the Baloise Group, we are bringing together all employees, all countries and all companies - namely, Basler Versicherungen, Baloise Bank SoBa, Baloise Asset Management, Bloise Assurances, Basilese Assicurazioni and Baloise Insurance -under one brand.

Reduced schedule for Baloise CEO Gert De Winter

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Thursday, January 6, 2022

Following a cancer diagnosis, Baloise Group CEO Gert De Winter will be stepping back from his frontline duties, probably until into the summer of 2022, so that he can focus on his treatment.

Key Points: 
  • Following a cancer diagnosis, Baloise Group CEO Gert De Winter will be stepping back from his frontline duties, probably until into the summer of 2022, so that he can focus on his treatment.
  • Baloise Switzerland CEO Michael Mller will take over the day-to-day running of the business.
  • Group CEO Gert De Winter is giving notice today that a tumour has been discovered in his oesophagus that requires medical treatment.
  • Gert De Winter will be working to a reduced schedule, probably until into the summer this year, because of the hospital stay and the time that will be required for treatment and rehabilitation.

EQS-News: Jean-Pierre Valenghi to become new Head of Real Estate at Baloise

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Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Jean-Pierre Valenghi, CEO of newhome.ch, is to become the new Head of Real Estate at the Baloise Group.

Key Points: 
  • Jean-Pierre Valenghi, CEO of newhome.ch, is to become the new Head of Real Estate at the Baloise Group.
  • From January 2022, he will be responsible for the entire real estate business, with around CHF9billion in assets under management.
  • Given the strategic importance of the real estate business for the acquisition of external customer assets in the period to 2025, I am delighted to welcome Jean-Pierre Valenghi to Baloise.
  • He worked there until 2013, holding several real estate functions, the last one being Head of Real Estate Consulting.

EQS-News: Capital increase of the Baloise Swiss Property Fund

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

EQS Group-News: Baloise Holding AG

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Capital increase of the Baloise Swiss Property Fund

21.07.2021 / 07:00

Key Points: 
  • Baloise Asset Management AG will conduct a capital increase of around CHF135million for the Baloise Swiss Property Fund from 10 August 2021 to 19 August 2021.
  • On 18 June 2021, Baloise announced that the fund management company of the Baloise Swiss Property Fund was examining the purchase of a property portfolio with a market value of around CHF185.2million.
  • The fund management company will use the issue proceeds and the additional external capital for the cash purchase of a property portfolio from Baloise Insurance Ltd and Baloise Life Ltd (both based in Basel) for the Baloise Swiss Property Fund.
  • The Baloise Swiss Property Fund is a contractual investment fund under Swiss law that falls into the 'real estate fund' category and is designed for qualified investors.