Compagnie de Bruxelles

Former Belgian insurance company

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.^{[citation needed]}

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 [lb].^[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]

References

↑ "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.
↑ "Quelques exemples". Assurances et industries au Luxembourg. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
↑ "Ancienne Compagnie Internationale Forestière et Minière du Congo : Rue Royale 54-56". Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Inventaire du Patrimoine Architectural. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
↑ Philippe Regnier (30 October 1993). "CB 1821 : La fin du métier d'assureur ?". Le Soir.
↑ 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
↑ "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.
↑ "Médaille, Compagnie de Bruxelles". cgb.fr Numismatique. Retrieved 13 November 2025.

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