Gjensidige is a Norwegian insurance company organised as a mutual insurance company. Though the company has roots back to 1689 when the fire treasury at Nes was founded. Gjensidige in its present form was founded in 2003 when the insurance division of Gjensidige NOR was not made part of the merger with Den norske Bank. Gjensidige is a self-owning institution with a marked share of 32,1% of the Norwegian insurance market and has its headquarters i...
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Gjensidige is a Norwegian insurance company organised as a mutual insurance company. Though the company has roots back to 1689 when the fire treasury at Nes was founded. Gjensidige in its present form was founded in 2003 when the insurance division of Gjensidige NOR was not made part of the merger with Den norske Bank. Gjensidige is a self-owning institution with a marked share of 32,1% of the Norwegian insurance market and has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway. The company has 176 branches and 1.5 million customers. Gjensidige has subsidiaries in Denmark, Sweden and The Baltics.
The company offers all kinds of insurance and is divided into three main sectors: private, agriculture and business. It also offers retail banking products through its subsidiary Gjensidige Bank as well as pensions and savings products.
Gjensidige owns 24.33% of the stocks in Storebrand, one of the largest life insurance companies in Scandinavia.
The brand name Gjensidige was first taken into use in 1976 when...
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