The change of the Vienna Insurance Group from an Austrian insurance company into an international insurance group made up of multiple companies, has resulted in a steady increase in the number of employees on international assignments within the Vienna Insurance Group. The goal is to increase intercompany exchange of the know-how and varied experience that exists within the Group and improve communication in the Vienna Insurance Group.
In 2007, it was already possible to find internal employees to fill four out of seven top management positions in the group. The steps taken towards expansion in Central and Eastern Europe and the resulting international collaboration within the Vienna Insurance Group are opening up an increasing number of international career opportunities for our employees.
At the end of the year, 28 employees were on international assignments (expatriates) within the Vienna Insurance Group. The newly developed international assignment guidelines now make it possible to create uniform and transparent Group-wide rules for all companies in the Vienna Insurance Group, and a uniform basic framework for all employees who are mobile and searching for challenges outside of their home country.
