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1875
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A new chapter in the conquest of the Alps begins on 21 May 1871 with the opening of the Vitznau Rigi Railway. Europe’s first cogwheel railway. The world’s press celebrates the achievement as a milestone in the history of tourism and transport technology.
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Swiss Re purchases its first own office building, the 'Felsenburg' at Brandschenkestrasse 32 in the suburb of Zurich-Enge. Twenty employees move into the new premises.
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The same year also sees the foundation of the first subsidiary company: the Prudentia, a limited company for reinsurance and coinsurance. This is an in-house retrocession company which was merged with the Swiss Re in 1934.
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1879
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Josef Besso, Manager of Swiss Re from 1865-1879
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Wilhelm Wasels, Manager of Swiss Re from 1879-1900
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