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'''Axa Winterthur''' is a multinational [[insurance]] company. The original company named '''Winterthur''' was founded in [[Winterthur]], [[Switzerland]], in 1875. From 1997 to June 2006, Winterthur was a [[Credit Suisse]] (CS) subsidiary.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/12/business/credit-suisse-to-acquire-big-swiss-insurer-for-8.8-billion.html Credit Suisse to Acquire Big Swiss Insurer for $8.8 Billion]</ref> [[Paris]]-based [[Axa]] Insurance entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Winterthur group from CS for approximately [[Swiss franc|CHF]] 12 billion. From 2007 onward, Axa  merged the companies. Due to the takeover, Axa Insurance took over the brand name and general supervision of the company. Logo changes started to appear in [[Barcelona]] during January 2007.

[[Image:Picswiss ZH-13-06.jpg|thumb|Old headquarters in [[Winterthur]]]]

Winterthur has subsidiaries in [[Germany]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Belgium]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Hungary]], [[Poland]], the [[Czech Republic]], the [[United States]], [[Slovakia]], [[Japan]], [[Taiwan]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Luxembourg]]. In addition, it has subsidiaries in [[Spain]], although Axa are based in [[Madrid]] and Winterthur are based in [[Barcelona]].

On June 14, 2006, Crédit Suisse sold the remaining activities of Winterthur assurances (Winterthur Europe Assurances) to the French group Axa for 12.3 billion Swiss francs (7.9 billion euros).<ref>{{Cite web|language=de|title=Versicherer: Credit Suisse verkauft Winterthur Versicherung an Axa|website=FAZ.NET|date=14 June 2006|issn=0174-4909|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/unternehmen/versicherer-credit-suisse-verkauft-winterthur-versicherung-an-axa-1327636.html|access-date=21 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2022-09-21|author=Jean-Michel Gaudron|date=27 April 2007|title=AXA Luxembourg: fusion en bonne voie avec Winterthur|url=https://paperjam.lu/article/news-axa-luxembourg-fusion-en-bonne-voie-avec-winterthur|website=paperjam.lu}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> Axa Suisse and Winterthur merged, becoming Axa-Winterthur.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.AXA.ch Axa Winterthur]
*[http://www.xing.com/companies/AXAWINTERTHUR XING]
*[http://www.linkedin.com/company/axa-winterthur./ Linkedin]
*[https://www.youtube.com/axaschweiz YouTube]
*[http://www.slideshare.net/AXA_CH Slideshare]
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/axa_ch Flickr]
*[http://www.axa.com Axa Group]

==Gallery==
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Roter Turm Spitze Winterthur.jpg|Axa Winterthur "[[Red Tower (Winterthur)|Roter Turm]]" building in Winterthur.
Picswiss ZH-13-05.jpg|Axa Winterthur, another view of the "Red Tower".
Winterthur - AXA Winterthur Versicherungen AG - General-Guisan-Strasse 2011-09-08 15-36-52 ShiftN.jpg|Axa Winterthur building in General Guisan street in Winterthur
</gallery>
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[[Category:Financial services companies established in 1875]]
[[Category:Companies based in Winterthur]]
[[Category:Insurance companies of Switzerland]]


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