Forsikringsselskapet Norden was a
general insurance
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company based in
Norway
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.
It was founded as ''Brandforsikringsselskabet Norden'' on 4 April 1867, and began operating on 2 September the same year. Its first offices were located in ''Karl Johans gate 14''. The main driving forces behind the foundation were
Carl Ferdinand Gjerdrum and
Jacob Thurmann Ihlen, who became the first chief executive and first chair respectively. Gjerdrum served until 1887 and Ihlen to 1904. The next chief executive was
L. S. Karlsen from 1887 to 1933; he was succeeded by
Harald Sommerfeldt.
From 1958 to 1971
Erik Ø. Poulsson was at the helm.
In 1970 the company announced plans to form the holding company Nordengruppen together with the insurance companies Sigyn and Norske Alliance. The cooperation finally materialized in September 1971. The three companies continued as semi-independent, but under a common board of directors. In Nordengruppen, the former shareholders in Norden got 64% of the shares while the former shareholders of Sigyn and Norske Alliance got 18% each. The headquarters were located together with Norden in ''Akersgata''. The first chair and deputy chair of the board became
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and
Chr. Ringnes, and the first chair and deputy chair of the supervisory council became
Rein Henriksen and
Einar Rasmussen
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.
In 1982 Nordengruppen announced plans to merge with
Storebrand. The merger happened in 1983.
References
Insurance companies of Norway
Companies based in Oslo
Financial services companies established in 1867
Financial services companies disestablished in 1983
1983 disestablishments in Norway
Norwegian companies established in 1867
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