Compagnie d’Assurances “Rossia” à St.-Pétersbourg
Страховое Общество “РОССИЯ” вь С.-Петербургъ
“RUSSIA” Insurance Company in St. Petersburg
Versicherungs-Gesellschaft “ROSSIJA” in St.-Petersburg
Other city spellings: St.-Pétersbourg, Petrograd, Pétrograde
Formed in 1881 with head office in St. Petersburg. Initial capital was 4,000,000 roubles in shares of 250 roubles. Capital was increased in 1914 to 5,000,000 roubles. The company undertook fire, life and marine insurance business on an international level and was, by far, Russia’s biggest insurance company. It was taken over by state-owned Gosstrach after the Revolution.
1881