The following companies became new members of the Vienna Insurance Group in 2008:
- Austria: Sparkassen Versicherung AG Vienna Insurance Group1
- Czech Republic: Pojišťovna České spořitelny, a.s., Vienna Insurance Group.
- Slovakia: Poisťovňa Slovenskej sporiteľne, a.s. Vienna Insurance Group1
- Romania: SC BCR Asigurari de Viata Vienna Insurance Group S.A.1 and SC BCR Asigurari Vienna Insurance Group S.A.1
- Croatia: Erste osiguranje Vienna Insurance Group d.d.1
- Hungary: Erste Vienna Insurance Group Biztosító Zrt.1
1 New company name subject to approval by the appropriate executive bodies of the Company and registration of the amendment to the articles of association by the local authorities.
In addition, TBIH’s interests were acquired in the insurance companies jointly held with TBIH in Albania and Macedonia (Sigma), Bulgaria (Bulstrad) and Croatia (Kvarner, Helios).
The interests in the Austrian BA-CA Versicherung and the Romanian company Unita (incl. Agras) were sold in 2008.
