Switzerland

The first step: Following the acquisition of a small insurance company in western Switzerland, ARAG acquired Schutz AG in Zurich. Schutz AG became ARAG Switzerland just one year later.

Over the course of the following years, ARAG Switzerland not only expanded its insurance portfolio but changed its name as well. Majority interest in ARAG Switzerland was transferred to ARAG Rechtsschutz in 1992. In 1998, the Management Board transferred majority interest in the Swiss company to Winterthur-Rechtsschutz; “Winterthur-ARAG“ was founded through the merger. Winterthur-ARAG then merged with “Juridica", the legal insurance division of “Axa Schweiz” in 2007. In 2010, AXA-ARAG Rechtsschutz AG was incorporated in Switzerland.

AXA-ARAG is now a subsidiary of AXA Schweiz and the leading provider in the Swiss legal insurance market since 2009. The first legal insurance policy designed specifically for management personnel and sole proprietorships was introduced in 2010. Aside from its headquarters in Zurich, the company is also represented with offices in other major Swiss cities.