Compagnie de Bruxelles

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

Overview

It was established as a joint-stock company on, and authorized to operate in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg by decision of. Its head office was located at No. 52, Rue [Royale, Brussels|Rue Royale] in central Brussels. In 1909–1910, it commissioned an additional building on the same urban block at No. 56, designed by architect.
By 1993, it was fully owned by the Belgian public financial institution ASLK/CGER. It was privatized and acquired by AG Insurance in 1995, then merged into the Fortis brand in 2000. By then, its head office had moved to No. 62 of Rue de la Loi.
Its emblem represented Michael the Archangel, patron saint of Brussels, slaying the dragon.