2007 - April
2007 - April
2007 - April
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3.0<br />
Information on the company’s activities<br />
3.4.1.Description of main investments<br />
3.4.1.1. In <strong>2007</strong><br />
AMT Assurances<br />
APRIL GROUP DOMMAGES PARTICULIERS (Retail Property<br />
and Casualty) acquired a 75% stake in AMT Assurances, a<br />
wholesale broker specialized in designing, managing and<br />
distributing motorcycle insurance policies.<br />
Axeria Vie<br />
AXERIA Vie (Life and Savings) was accredited by the French<br />
Insurance regulator (Comité des Entreprises d’Assurance)<br />
on January 17 th , <strong>2007</strong>. This company, fully-owned by<br />
APRIL GROUP VIE ÉPARGNE, accompanies APRIL GROUP’s<br />
development of its life insurance activities.<br />
ISR Courtage<br />
ISR Courtage, a dedicated brokerage structure for distributing<br />
socially responsible investments online, began trading in <strong>2007</strong>.<br />
Febs (now APRIL Financial Services AG)<br />
APRIL GROUP PRÉVOYANCE INDIVIDUELLE (Individual Personal<br />
Protection) bought out the 10% stake held by minority<br />
shareholders in APRIL Financial Services AG on February<br />
19 th , <strong>2007</strong>, taking its interest in this company’s capital up<br />
to 84%.<br />
APRIL Germany<br />
APRIL GROUP PRÉVOYANCE INDIVIDUELLE (Individual Personal<br />
Protection) bought out the 20% stake held by minority<br />
shareholders in APRIL Germany on May 16 th , <strong>2007</strong>, taking its<br />
interest in this company’s capital up to 100%.<br />
APRIL North America<br />
APRIL GROUP, through its specially created subsidiary APRIL<br />
NORTH AMERICA, acquired the Canadian brokerage firms Dave<br />
Rochon Assurances Inc., on June 8 th , <strong>2007</strong>, and ESCAPADE<br />
Assurances Voyages, on June 11 th , <strong>2007</strong>. ESCAPADE<br />
Assurances Voyages, based in Sainte Croix, is specialized in<br />
travel insurance products for retail customers. Dave Rochon<br />
Assurances Inc., based in Montreal, is a wholesale broker<br />
specialized in heightened risks on retail and corporate<br />
property and casualty insurance.<br />
ASSURDOM Gestion<br />
APRIL GROUP PRÉVOYANCE INDIVIDUELLE (Individual Personal<br />
Protection) acquired a 38.2% stake in the Reunion-based<br />
ASSURDOM Gestion on June 22 nd , <strong>2007</strong>. ASSURDOM Gestion<br />
is a wholesale broker specializing in property and casualty risks,<br />
primarily for retail customers<br />
Assinco<br />
APRIL GROUP CORPORATE acquired an 80% stake in Assinco on<br />
November 7 th , <strong>2007</strong>. Assinco is an insurance brokerage firm,<br />
operating directly or through its 16 subsidiaries, on personal<br />
insurance, property and casualty insurance for goods and<br />
credit insurance, for businesses and individuals on mainland<br />
France and in French overseas departments and territories.<br />
APRIL Cover<br />
APRIL Cover, set up in 2006, began trading in <strong>2007</strong>. This<br />
company provides small and medium-sized businesses with<br />
access to the entire range of tools required for managing<br />
their customer positions in order to prevent and manage<br />
non-payment risks: prevention, compensation, collection<br />
management, optimization of financing.<br />
Solidaris<br />
Since <strong>2007</strong>, Solidaris, previously APRIL Partenariats, has<br />
been developing non-discriminating insurance solutions and<br />
services for legal protection, supplementary health and loan<br />
insurance for the homosexual community.<br />
APRIL Réunion<br />
APRIL Réunion, previously APRIL Distribution, began trading<br />
in <strong>2007</strong> on Reunion. The company is focused primarily on<br />
individual personal protection and health.<br />
APRIL CEE Development<br />
In <strong>2007</strong>, APRIL GROUP created APRIL CEE Development, a<br />
Budapest-based brokerage company, in order to develop its<br />
business in Hungary.<br />
APRIL Mediterranean Ltd and Axeria Re Ltd<br />
Through its subsidiary APRIL Mediterranean Ltd (regional<br />
holding company), APRIL GROUP created Axeria Re Ltd on<br />
December 28 th , <strong>2007</strong>. Axeria Re Ltd is a reinsurance company<br />
based in Malta.<br />
APRIL Santé<br />
In <strong>2007</strong>, APRIL GROUP launched the business for APRIL Santé,<br />
with a network of points of sale and spaces for advice on<br />
family health insurance.<br />
APRIL Corporate Broking<br />
Previously APRIL International, it launched its activity to<br />
design, integrate and manage P&C insurance solutions<br />
for businesses, offered through a network of brokers and<br />
insurance agents.<br />
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