- CEO
- Hartwig Loger
- Full Time Employees
- 32,055
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Insurance - Diversified
- Address
- Schottenring 30 Vienna Austria 1010
- IPO Date
- Jan 30, 2017
- Business
- Vienna Insurance Group AG (VIG) is a leading international insurance group focused on Central and Eastern Europe, providing a comprehensive range of insurance products and services including life insurance, health insurance, property and casualty insurance such as motor third-party liability, accident coverage, and liability protection; unit- and index-linked life products; pension funds; and reinsurance through subsidiaries like VIG Re and Wiener Re. The group operates more than 50 insurance companies and pension funds across 30 countries, with a core presence in 20 Central and Eastern European markets including Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, the Baltic states, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Ukraine, and others, as well as special markets in Germany, Turkey, Georgia, Liechtenstein, and Northern Europe branches in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden; key brands encompass Wiener Städtische, Donau Versicherung, Kooperativa, Compensa, Bulstrad, InterRisk, Vienna Life, Beesafe, and BTA Baltic, serving approximately 33 million customers through around 30,000 employees. Founded in 1824 and headquartered at Schottenring 30 in Vienna, Austria, VIG maintains market leadership in multiple CEE countries and targets both individual and corporate clients with tailored solutions emphasizing growth in health, life without profit participation, and property-casualty segments. Recent developments include the October 2025 announcement of a public purchase offer and business combination agreement with NÜRNBERGER Beteiligungs-AG to acquire a controlling majority and integrate it as a provider of biometric and prevention-focused insurance products; in April 2025, acquisition of a 48.82% stake in Polish financial broker Phinance to enhance multi-channel distribution and support Vienna Life's expansion following its 2024 merger of three Polish life insurers; strong first-half 2025 financial performance with 8.7% gross written premium growth to EUR 8.6 billion, driven by double-digit increases in life, health, and motor lines across Poland, Extended CEE, and Turkey; and ongoing premium expansion in 2025's first nine months.