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Miscellaneous: Baloise develops strategic partnership in Austria

Baloise develops strategic partnership in Austria
 
 
Basel, 18 September 2008. Through its subsidiary, Basler �sterreich, the
Baloise Group has just acquired maxPool.at, a service company for financial
services providers. 
                       
The Baloise purchased maxPool.at in Austria as part of a strategic partnership.
 MaxPool.at is one of Austria's largest service partners for independent
brokers, agents and investment advisers.
 
The company's unique online processing system enables sales partners to trade
very efficiently, with a greater focus on quality, underwriting risk and claims
processing times.  As part of this strategic partnership, customers are also set
to benefit from increased service competency in the financial services sector.
The service platform is gradually being expanded.
 
MaxPool.at has some 600 brokers on its books. Basler �sterreich has 500
employees and sales partners. It was agreed that the purchase price would not be
disclosed.
 
Basler �sterreich is based in Vienna and is a 100% subsidiary of the Baloise
Group. It has been operating on the Austrian market since 1874 and provides
private and business customers with a wide range of insurance and pension
solutions. In the 2007 financial year, Baloise Austria generated premium income
of EUR 90 million. More information is available at www.basler.at
(http://www.basler.at/).   
 
The Austrian financial services company maxPool.at is one of the largest
consortiums of independent financial services providers in the insurance sector.
It offers an extensive range of insurance products to brokers, multiple agents
and investment advisers. The Internet platform Mymax ensures round-the-clock
access to maxPool.at, allowing users to manage their assets efficiently and
simply from anywhere in the world. For more details, go to www.maxpool.at
(http://www.maxpool.at.).

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Head Office of the Baloise Group: Aeschengraben 21, CH-4002 Basel
Internet: www.baloise.com (http://www.baloise.com/) 
 
E-mail: media.relations@baloise.com / investor.relations@baloise.com
 
Investor Relations: Tel.  +41 61 285 81 81    Fax +41 61 285 75 62
Media Relations:    Tel.  +41 61 285 84 67    Fax +41 61 285 90 06
 

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Headquartered in Basel (Switzerland) and with operations in Continental Europe,
the Baloise Group is a solution provider in the fields of security and provision
for the future. The Group's strategic focus is on sustainable, profitable
growth in preferred target segments. Its markets are Switzerland, Germany,
Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Croatia and Serbia. The Baloise Group employs some
8,600 people. B�loise-Holding registered shares are included in the Swiss
Market Index (SMI).

Media information (pdf):
http://inbox.newsbox.ch/publish/baloise/18_87/Medieninfo_Baloise_MaxPool_e.pdf


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