Compagnie de Bruxelles

Former head office of the Compagnie de Bruxelles, Rue Royale 52

The Compagnie de Bruxelles, also known as Compganie de Bruxelles 1821 (CB 1821) or by its extended name Compagnie de Bruxelles pour l'Assurance à Primes Contre l'Incendie, la Foudre et les Explosions,[1] was a Belgian insurance company based in Brussels and originally established in 1821, thus among the very oldest Belgian insurance companies.

Overview

Fire insurance mark of the Compagnie de Bruxelles, kept at the Missouri History Museum

It was established as a joint-stock company (French: société anonyme par actions) on 15 February 1821, and authorized to operate in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg by decision of 15 July 1853. Its head office was located at No. 52, Rue Royale in central Brussels.[2] In 1909–1910, it commissioned an additional building on the same urban block at No. 56, designed by architect René Théry.[3]

By 1993, it was fully owned by the Belgian public financial institution ASLK/CGER.[4] It was privatized and acquired by AG Insurance in 1995, then merged into the Fortis brand in 2000.[5]: 17  By then, its head office had moved to No. 62 of Rue de la Loi.[6]

Its emblem represented Michael the Archangel, patron saint of Brussels, slaying the dragon.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Compagnie de Bruxelles Societe Anonyme Pour L'Assurance A Primes Contre L'Incendie, La Foudre Et Les Explosions". Chartered Insurance Institute. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Quelques exemples". Assurances et industries au Luxembourg. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Ancienne Compagnie Internationale Forestière et Minière du Congo : Rue Royale 54-56". Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Inventaire du Patrimoine Architectural. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  4. ^ Philippe Regnier (30 October 1993). "CB 1821 : La fin du métier d'assureur ?". Le Soir.
  5. ^ Historische lijst van de ingeschreven hypotheekondernemingen onder het K.B. nr. 225 van 7 januari 1936 betreffende de hypothecaire leningen en de controle op de ondernemingen van hypothecaire leningen (PDF), Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority, 31 December 2014
  6. ^ "Liste des caisses communes d'assurance contre les accidents du travail et des sociétés d'assurances à primes fixes agréées aux fins de la loi du 10 avril 1971 sur les accidents du travail au 31 décembre 1999". etaamb.openjustice.be. 3 March 2000.
  7. ^ "Médaille, Compagnie de Bruxelles". cgb.fr Numismatique. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
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