- Established in 1824.
- A leader in the Austrian insurance business with a market share of 14.01% in 2008.
- Ranked first in the group life and pension market with a share in 2008 of 36.45% and 23.29% respectively.
- Became a joint-stock company in 1992 and went public in October 1994.
- Rating: A+ (outlook stable) by Standard & Poor’s in 2009.
- Total premium income in 2008 exceeded EUR 2.4 billion.
- 9 provincial offices and around 170 regional offices with a total staff of 3,954 (2008).
- Wiener Städtische Versicherung AG, Vienna Insurance Group, is Austria’s largest insurance company. The Vienna Insurance Group is the largest insurance group in Central and Eastern Europe and is active in 23 European countries.
- Member of the Swiss Life Network since 1975.












