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- Gjensidige Forsikring ASA, a leading Nordic non-life insurance provider listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE: GJF), offers a comprehensive range of general insurance products to private and commercial customers, including vehicle, property, home, vacation home, personal property, boat, valuables, accident, health, travel, pet, student, and agriculture insurance; it also provides pension and savings plans in Norway alongside tailored business solutions for sectors such as agriculture and the public sector. The company operates through segments encompassing general insurance private, general insurance commercial, general insurance Denmark, general insurance Sweden, general insurance Baltics, and pension, serving individuals, businesses, and institutions across Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, and other Baltic countries with approximately 4,664 employees and insurance revenue of NOK 38.4 billion in general insurance. Founded in 1816 and headquartered at Schweigaardsgate 21 in Oslo, Norway, Gjensidige maintains a strong market position in the Nordic region with total assets of NOK 171 billion as of 2024. In recent developments, Gjensidige agreed in March 2025 to acquire 100% of Buysure AS and its subsidiary Claims Handling AS for up to NOK 430 million to bolster its change-of-ownership insurance offerings, securing five-year agreements with real estate agents covering about 20% of private real estate transactions in Norway and anticipating NOK 500 million in annual insurance revenue from home seller insurance; the deal, expected to close in April 2025, integrates approximately 29 full-time equivalents and strengthens cross-selling opportunities while slightly reducing the solvency ratio by around 4 percentage points.