The Bangkok Insurance Public Company Limited is a Thai insurance company based in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...

. The company is one of the leading insurance companies in the country.

History

Bangkok Insurance PCL. was established on 15 April 1947 as Asia Insurance Co., Ltd. under the management led by Chin Sophonpanich, with a paid up capital of 5 million

baht The baht (; th, บาท, ; sign: ฿; code: THB) is the official currency of Thailand. It is divided into 100 ''satang'' (, ). The issuance of currency is the responsibility of the Bank of Thailand. SWIFT ranked the Thai baht as the 10th-m ...

. Its office was located on Anuwong Road, Samphanthawong District, in Bangkok. Later in 1956, the company relocated to Asia Building on Suapa Road in 1956. In 1964, the company was renamed to "Bangkok Insurance Company Limited". A new office was constructed on

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in 1968. The company was listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on 7 December 1978. It was registered a public company in 1993. It moved to the business district at Bangkok Insurance Building on Sathon Tai Road in 1999. Chairman Chin Sophonpanich already requested the

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for the company on 25 October 1976. King

Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

bestowed the royal

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emblem on 26 April 2004. The occasion and was an honour for the company, the

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ceremony was attended by management and the staff. The large Garuda statue at the headquarters symbolizes that privilege. In 2010, the chairman and president was Chai Sophonpanich. The registered capital was 760.5 million baht.

References

External links

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