Private company
Compagnie de Bruxelles
Former Belgian insurance company
The Compagnie de Bruxelles (Dutch: Brusselse Maatschappij), full name Compagnie de Bruxelles pour l'Assurance à Primes Contre l'Incendie, la Foudre et les Explosions, was one of the first insurance companies in present-day Belgium. Founded in 1821 by Josse-Pierre Matthieu, one of the era's prominent merchants-financiers, it was later branded Compagnie de Bruxelles 1821, abbreviated as CB 1821.2 It ceased to exist in 1995.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Compagnie de Bruxelles (Dutch: Brusselse Maatschappij), full name Compagnie de Bruxelles pour l'Assurance à Primes Contre l'Incendie, la Foudre et les Explosions, was one of the first insurance companies in present-day Belgium. Founded in 1821 by Josse-Pierre Matthieu, one of the era's prominent merchants-financiers, it was later branded Compagnie de Bruxelles 1821, abbreviated as CB 1821.2
Timeline
- 1995Dissolved Dissolved1
Links
- WikipediaCompagnie de Bruxelles
- WikidataQ137114159
Sources
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- 2WikipediaCompagnie de Bruxelles on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsCompagnie de Bruxelles photo by Boubloub, CC BY-SA 4.0