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Zurich Financial Services
By 2016, the company was no longer called Zurich Financial Services. Zurich officially changed its name to Zurich Insurance Group in 2012.
Full reasoning
This section is explicitly described as "Ranked by gross inflow of premiums in 2016." But the company is listed under the old name Zurich Financial Services.
Zurich’s own history states that in 2012 the company changed its name from Zurich Financial Services to Zurich Insurance Group. So for a 2016 insurance ranking, the correct company name was Zurich Insurance Group, not Zurich Financial Services.
2 sources
- Startup since 1872 | Zurich Insurance
"2012 Name change ... Zurich becomes Zurich Insurance Group, changing its name from Zurich Financial Services, the name used since 1998."
- History and Heritage | Zurich Insurance
Zurich’s history page says the company changed its name from Zurich Financial Services to Zurich Insurance Group to better reflect its business.
Laufenburg
Aargauische Kantonalbank’s seat and headquarters are in Aarau, not Laufenburg.
Full reasoning
The table lists Aargauische Kantonalbank with headquarters in Laufenburg, but the bank’s own disclosures say its seat is in Aarau.
On AKB’s FIDLEG information page, the bank states that it is an autonomous institution under cantonal public law with "Sitz in Aarau" and gives its contact address as Bahnhofplatz 1, 5001 Aarau. AKB also has a page explicitly labeled "Hauptsitz Aarau".
So the location shown in this row is incorrect.
2 sources
- Finanzdienstleistungsgesetz (FIDLEG) | Aargauische Kantonalbank
"Die Aargauische Kantonalbank ist eine selbständige Anstalt des kantonalen öffentlichen Rechts mit eigener Rechtspersönlichkeit und Sitz in Aarau."
- Hauptsitz Aarau | Aargauische Kantonalbank
AKB’s official location page is titled "Hauptsitz Aarau" and lists the address Bahnhofplatz 1, 5001 Aarau.
Basel
Swiss International Air Lines’ legal headquarters are in Kloten, not Basel.
Full reasoning
This row places Swiss Air Lines / Swiss International Air Lines in Basel under the headquarters column, but the airline’s own company information points to Kloten.
SWISS’s official company profile lists "Kloten (Zurich) Swiss International Air Lines Ltd., Obstgartenstrasse 25, 8302 Kloten". A Swiss commercial-registry aggregator based on SOGC data likewise states that Swiss International Air Lines AG has its legal headquarters in Kloten.
So the headquarters entry in this row is incorrect.
2 sources
- Company profile | SWISS
SWISS’s official company profile lists: "Kloten (Zurich) Swiss International Air Lines Ltd., Obstgartenstrasse 25, 8302 Kloten."
- Swiss International Air Lines AG in Kloten | Moneyhouse
"Swiss International Air Lines AG ... has its legal headquarters in Kloten."
Winterthur Group
This insurer was no longer a standalone company in 2016. AXA acquired Winterthur in 2006, and the Swiss operation was renamed AXA Winterthur in 2007.
Full reasoning
The page says the 10 largest insurance companies are "Ranked by gross inflow of premiums in 2016", but it lists Winterthur Group as if it still existed as a separate insurer in 2016.
AXA’s own corporate history says:
- 2006: "AXA acquires Winterthur Insurance"
- 2007: "Winterthur Insurance is renamed AXA Winterthur"
That means a 2016 Swiss insurance ranking should not list Winterthur Group as a current standalone company. By then, the Swiss business was operating under AXA Winterthur.
2 sources
- Corporate history of AXA Switzerland | AXA
2006: "AXA acquires Winterthur Insurance" ... 2007: "Winterthur Insurance is renamed AXA Winterthur."
- AXA to acquire Winterthur for CHF 12.3 billion (Euro 7.9 Billion) | AXA
AXA announced in June 2006 that it would acquire Winterthur, showing the company had already been absorbed long before 2016.