Zürich Kosmos Versicherungen AG#
Zuerich Kosmos Versicherungen AG, Vienna, developed from the merger of Zuerich Allgemeine Unfall- und Haftpflicht Versicherungs AG (active in Austria since 1876) and Kosmos Actiengesellschaft Rueck- und Mitversicherungen (founded in 1870); in 1928 it took over the insurance company Kosmos Allgemeine Versicherungs-AG, which was established in Vienna in 1910; in 1979 it was restructured to become the present Zuerich Kosmos Versicherungen AG. Active in life, accident and non-life insurance. Total premiums in 1998: ATS 2,900 billion; employees 1,069.