Help

BI’s Article search uses Boolean search capabilities. If you are not familiar with these principles, here are some quick tips.

To search specifically for more than one word, put the search term in quotation marks. For example, “workers compensation”. This will limit your search to that combination of words.

To search for a combination of terms, use quotations and the & symbol. For example, “hurricane” & “loss”.

Login Register Subscribe

THE BUSINESS INSURANCE DIRECTORY OF INTERNATIONAL BENEFIT NETWORKS: A

Reprints

AGRI Benefits Network

Waaistraat 6, Leuven B-3000, Belgium; 32/16/24-3161; fax: 32/16/24-3024

1997 1996

Foreign countries 16 17

Offices 1 1

Formed: 1987.

Member companies: ABB, Belgium; Agrotiki Life, Greece; Argosz Biztosito, Hungary; Assimoco Vita, Italy; Bundeslander-Raiffeisen-Versicherung, Austria; Cesko-Rakouska Pojistovna, Czech Republic; Groupama, France; Groupama Iberica, Spain; Interpolis, Netherlands; La Luxembourgeoise-Vie, Luxembourg; Lansforsakringar, Sweden; NFU Mutual, United Kingdom; R&V Versicherung, Germany; Tapiola, Finland; Vaudoise/Waadt, Switzerland.

Minimum requirements: 250 life years, two countries.

International dividends: Stop-loss system, loss carry-forward system, loss carry-forward system with contingency fund.

Officers: Johan Daemen, chairman; Herman Jacobs, secretary.

AIG/Winterthur-The Alliance

American International Group Inc., Group Management Division, 80 Pine St., 13th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10005; 212-770-2200; fax: 212-785-0687

Winterthur Insurance, International Division, Gruzefeldstrasse 41, P.O. Box 286, CH-8401 Winterthur, Switzerland; 41/52/261-5343; fax: 41/52/261-5750

1997 1996

Int'l premiums NA NA

U.S. 46% 45%

Non-U.S. 54% 55%

Pension funds $6,894,800,000 $6,268,000,000

Employees 796 726

U.S. 97 89

Non-U.S. 699 637

Lives covered 1,015,000 958,000

Master contracts 821 806

Foreign countries 155 155

Offices 123 123

Formed: 1991.

Member companies: AFP Union, Chile; AFJP Previnter Internacional/International Retiro, Argentina; Afore Previnter, Mexico; AHICO, Hungary; AIA, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand; AIA/Calvo's Insurance Underwriters, Guam; AIA Life, Canada; AIG do Brazil, Brazil; AIG, India; AIG Life, Brazil,Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands; AIG Life/A.I. Life, United States; AIG-Romania S.A., Romania; AIICO, Nigeria; AIU, Ecuador, Honduras; ALGICO, Trinidad and Tobago; ALICO, Anguilla, Antigua, Argentina, Aruba, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Curacao, Cyprus, Dominica, Egypt, Greece, Grenada, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Portugal, Qatar, Saudia Arabia, South Korea, Spain, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Vincent, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay; AMPLICO, Poland; AMSLICO, Slovakia; American Home Assurance Co., Honduras; American Life & General Insurance Co., Dominican Republic; Aseguradora Salvadorena, El Salvador; CLICO, Suriname; Colmena, Colombia; Compagnie D'Assurance D'Haiti S.A., Haiti; Europeia Seguros, Portugal; First American Czech Insurance Co., Czech Republic; GAMA, Brazil; Global Life Assurance, Bahamas, Cayman Islands; Gjensidige, Norway; Great West Life, Canada; La Interamericana, Chile, Colombia; Instituto Nacional de Seguros, Costa Rica; Interamericana Cia de Seguros Gerais, Brazil; Itau Winterthur, Brazil; Life of Jamaica, Jamaica; London Life, Canada; MLC, Australia; NALICO, Guyana; Nan Shan, Taiwan; New Ireland Life, Ireland; Norwich Life, South Africa; El Pacifico Vida, Peru; Philam Life/Philamcare, Philippines; RUS AIG, Russia; La Seguridad de CentroAmericana, Guatemala; Seguros Interamericana, Mexico; Seguros de Venezuela, Venezuela; Skandia, Sweden; Tapiola, Finland; Tryg-Baltica, Denmark; UAICO, Uzbekistan; Uganda American, Uganda; Union AFP, Peru; Unionvita, Italy; Winterthur, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom; Winterthur Life, Indonesia.

Minimum requirements: Two countries, $100,000 in annual premiums and 100 lives.

Business: 28% medical, 29% life, 5% accidental death, 3% short-term disability, 7% long-term disability, 28% other.

International dividends: Stop-loss system, loss carry-forward system, loss carry-forward system with contingency fund.

Officers: Willi Suter, CEO-Winterthur International; Robert J. O'Connell, president/CEO-AIG Life Cos.; Urs Zwicky, senior vp-employee benefits, Winterthur Swiss Insurance; Greg Arms, senior vp-AIG Life Cos./director-group management division; Jim Long, vp/head-U.S. international employee benefits division; John Hamblet, director-multinational accounts.

U.S. contact: John Hamblet, 212-770-2244; Jim Long, 212-770-2574.

Aetna/Generali International Benefits

1 Liberty Plaza, 37th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10006; 212-602-7634; fax: 212-587-9539

www.generali.com; www.aetna.com

1997 1996

Int'l premiums NA NA

U.S. 56% 60%

Non-U.S. 44% 40%

Pension funds $1,060,000,000 $850,000,000

Employees 100 96

U.S. 35 32

Non-U.S. 65 64

Lives covered 450,000 410,000

Master contracts 150 141

Foreign countries 47 45

Offices 11 11

Formed: 1966.

Member companies: A/P Pension, Denmark; Aetna Canada, Canada; Aetna Chile Vida S.A., Chile; Aetna Global Benefits, United States; Aetna Health New Zealand Ltd., New Zealand; Aetna Life Indsurance Co., Philippines; Aetna Life Insurance Co. of America (ALICA), Taiwan; Aetna Universal Insurance Co., Malaysia; Aetna Vida S.A., Argentina; El Ahorro Hondureno, Honduras; Aseguradora General S.A., Guatemala; Asesuisa, El Salvador; Cia. Internacional de Seguros de Vida S.A., Panama; Clerical Medical Investment Group, United Kingdom; La Commercial, Venezuela; La Concorde, France; Wisma Danamon Aetna Life Insurance Co., Indonesia; La Federation Continentale, France; Le Foyer, Cie luxembourgeoise d'assurances, Luxembourg; East Asia Aetna/Blue Cross (Asia-Pacific) Insurance Co. Ltd., Hong Kong; Fortuna Holding, Switzerland; GPA Vie, France; GPAI, France; Assicurazioni Generali, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom; Generali-Allgemeine Lebensversicherung A.G., Austria; Generali Argentina, Argentina; Generali Belgium S.A., Belgium; Generali do Brasil, Brazil; Generali Budapest Insurance Co., Hungary; Generali Colombia, Colombia; Generali France S.A., France; Generali Krankenversicherung A.G., Germany; Generali Levensversekering Mij, Netherlands; Generali Muenchener Lebensversicherung A.G., Germany; Generali Life A.E., Greece; Generali Peru, Peru; Generali Pjoistovna a.s., Czech Republic, Slovakia; Generali Sigorta, Turkey; Generali Vida-Companhia De Seguros, Portugal; Gerling Polska Life Insurance Co. S.A., Poland; Gjensidige Forsikring, Norway; Insurance Corp. of Singapore, Singapore; Irish Life Assurance Co., Ireland; Kyobo Life Insurance Co. Ltd., South Korea; LF Insurance Co. Ltd., Sweden; SKB Zavarovalnica d.d., Slovenia; Migdal Insurance Co. Ltd., Israel; Mitsui Mutual Life Insurance Co., Japan; La Nacional, Cia. de Seguros, Ecuador; PROXIMA, France; The Prudential Assurance Co. New Zealand Ltd., New Zealand; The Prudential Corp. Australia Ltd., Australia; Rossiya Insurance Co., Russia; Seguros Monterrey Aetna S.A., Mexico; Siam Life Insurance Co. Ltd., Thailand; Seguros Meracantil, Venezuela; Standard General Insurance Co., South Africa; Tapiola Insurance Group, Finland.

Minimum requirements: One country for network business; two countries and 100 lives for international pooling.

Business: 22% medical, 25% life, 2% accidental death, 4% short-term disability, 11% long-term disability, 36% pension/investment products.

International dividends: Stop-loss system, loss carry-forward system.

Officers: Gianni Ban, executive vp-Genrali USA; Elaine B. McDonald, vp-Aetna Global.

U.S. contact: Regional managers: Doug Durdan, 860-872-7170; Dave Bryan, 312-441-3077.

All Net

Reinsburgstrasse 19, Allianz Lebensversicherungs-A.G., 70178 Stuttgart, Germany; 49-711-663-1900; fax: 49-711-663-1901

1997 1996

Employees 5 3

Non-U.S. 5 3

Foreign countries 34 30

Offices 2 2

Formed: 1996.

Member companies: Adriatica de Seguros C.A., Venezuela; A.G. 1824, Belgium; Allianz BGZ Life Insurance Co. Polska S.A., Poland; Allianz BICE Compania de Seguros de Vida S.A., Chile; Allianz-Bradesco Seguros S.A., Brazil; Allianz Elementar Lebensversicherungs-A.G., Austria; Allianz Lebensversicherungs-A.G., Germany; Allianz Lebensversicherung (Schweiz) A.G., Switzerland; Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America, United States; Allianz Life Insurance Co. S.A., Cyprus, Greece; Allianz Mexico S.A. Compania de Seguros, Mexico; Allianz Pojistovna A.S., Czech Republic, Slovakia; Allianz RAS Argentina S.A. de Seguros Generales, Argentina; Allianz RAS S.A. de Seguros y Reaseguros, Spain; Allianz Subalpina di Assicurazioni S.p.A., Italy; Allianz Vie, France; AMEV Levensverzekering N.V., Netherlands; Cornhill Life, United Kingdom; Deutsche Krankenversicherung A.G., Germany; ELVIA Leben Schweizerische Lebensversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Switzerland; Fortis Luxembourg-Vie S.A., Luxembourg; Fubon Life, Taiwan; GJENSIDIGE Livsforsikring, Norway; Hungaria Biztosito Rt., Hungary; Lloyd Adriatico S.p.A., Italy; Keppel Insurance, Singapore; Meiji Life Insurance Co., Japan; Momentum Life, South Africa; Ost-West-Allianz, Russia; Portugal Previdente Companhia de Seguros, Portugal; PT Asuransi Allianz Aken Life, Indonesia; Riunione Adriatica di Sicurta S.p.A., Italy; ReliaStar Insurance Co., United States; Sark Hayat Sigorta A.S., Turkey; Sun Life of Canada, Canada; Tryg-Baltica, Denmark; Vereinte Krankenversicherung A.G., Germany; coverage available in other countries on a client-specific basis.

Minimum requirements: Pooling: two countries, 25 lives, annual premium of 10,000 ECU.

International dividends: Stop-loss system, loss carry-forward system.

Officers: Peter Eyre, head of All Net; Ralf Kania, Rudiger Blaich, Livio Mocenigo, regional managers; Cyril Samson, research/information.

U.S. contact: Carol Buteyn, assistant vp, 612-347-6602.