The purpose of the company is to provide insurance consulting and brokerage services, portfolio management with regard to insurance, and to carry out all activities related to this purpose. The company may participate in other companies, acquire, utilize, manage and sell real estate, establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, and perform all legal transactions that may be related to the purpose of the company. The company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to group companies and third parties, including its (direct and indirect) shareholders and their group companies, also within the framework of cash-pooling arrangements, and provide securities of all kinds, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfer of the company's assets or by guarantees of any kind, whether paid or unpaid.