Sampo Group
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| Company type | Public company (Nasdaq Helsinki: SAMPO) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
Key people | Björn Wahlroos (Chairman), Kari Stadigh (President and CEO) |
| Products | Life insurance and Non-Life Insurance |
 €1.871 billion (2016) | |
| €1.65 billion (2016) | |
| Total assets |  €37.955 billion (2016) |
| Total equity | €11.934 billion (2016) |
Number of employees | 6,780 (FTE, 2016) |
| Website | www.sampo.com |
| Footnotes / references [1][2] | |
Sampo Group is a Nordic financial company made up of the parent company Sampo plc and If P&C Insurance Holding Ltd and Mandatum Life Insurance Company Ltd, both of which are its fully owned subsidiaries. The Helsinki-based parent company administers the subsidiaries. Sampo Group employs nearly 6,800 employees. Kari Stadigh is the Group CEO and President for Sampo.
Sampo Group had a banking operations under the name of Sampo Bank between 2000 - 2006. In November 2006, it was disclosed that the banking business of Sampo is sold to the Danish Danske Bank, so that Sampo will concentrate on its insurance business.[3] The proceeds of the sale were invested in the shares of Nordea, the largest bank in the Nordic region. Sampo currently owns more than 20 per cent and is a major shareholder in Nordea. In addition Sampo owns more than 45 per cent of the Danish insurance company Topdanmark. Nordea and Topdanmark are Sampo’s associated companies.
Sampo plc's A share has been listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (former Helsinki Stock Exchange) since January 1988. In terms of market capitalization Sampo plc is one of the largest companies listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
| Name | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Solidium (entirely owned by the Finnish state) | 11.90% |
| Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company | 5.35% |
| Björn Wahlroos | 1.79% |
| The State Pension Fund | 0,70 % |
| Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company | 0,66 % |
Foreign and nominee registered owners had 60,20 % of Sampo plc's shares (31 July 2017).[4] Sampo plc has 106,491 registered owners.
If
If P&C Insurance is responsible for Sampo Group's property and casualty insurance operations. If P&C Insurance is the leading property and casualty insurer in the Nordic region, with more than 3.7 million customers in the Nordic and Baltic countries. If offers insurance solutions and services in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Mandatum Life
Sampo plc owns the entire stock of the Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited. The Mandatum Life Group owns Mandatum Life Insurance Baltic SE, which operates in all Baltic countries and is domiciled in Estonia. In Latvia and Lithuania the company operates through branch offices. Subsidiary Innova Services Ltd operates in Finland. Mandatum Life's market share of the Finnish and the Baltic insurance markets is about 20 per cent.
Nordea
Nordea Bank AB, commonly referred to as Nordea, is a Nordic-based financial services group operating in Northern Europe. In October 2009 Sampo plc received permission from Swedish authorities to acquire more than 20% of Nordea.[5] Today Sampo Group owns 21.2% [6] of the banking group and Nordea is Sampo's associated company.
Name
In Finnish mythology the name Sampo refers to a mythical machine that creates salt, food, flour and gold out of nothing.
See also
External links
References
- ^ http://www.nasdaqomxnordic.com/shares/microsite?Instrument=HEX24346&symbol=SAMPO&name=Sampo%20Oyj%20A
- ^ http://www.sampo.com/fi/luvut/tulosraportit/2016/tilinpaatos-2016/
- ^ Bank, Danske. "Sampo plc to sell Sampo Bank Group to Danske Bank A/S - Danske Bank". Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Largest Shareholders". Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Releases". Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "http://www.nordea.com/Investor%20Relations/Share/Shareholders/85732.html". Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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