The purpose of the company is to participate in domestic and foreign insurance, financial, service and other companies. It can establish, participate in, acquire or finance other companies and enter into cooperations. It can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company is authorized to conduct all business that is connected with this purpose or appears to be in the interest of the company. In this context, it can acquire, manage, sell or encumber domestic and foreign real estate. The company can acquire, manage and transfer patents, trademarks and copyrights. The company can grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect subsidiaries for consideration and provide security of any kind for the liabilities of such other companies, including by way of pledges on the company's assets or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or by means of guarantees of any kind.