The purpose of the company is to operate a collective life insurance within the framework of occupational pension provision and a collective life insurance outside of occupational pension provision. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. It may acquire, manage and transfer patents, trademarks, technical and industrial knowledge. The company is authorized to acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. As long as the interests of the insured are preserved, the company has the right to take financing, restructuring and interim measures in favor of shareholders, group companies or third parties, as well as to grant loans to shareholders, group companies or third parties if this is beneficial to the interest of one or all of the aforementioned persons. It may also carry out financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as enter into guarantees of any kind and sureties or otherwise secure or guarantee the obligations of other companies, for consideration or not. Furthermore, the company may operate a liquidity adjustment or central financial management (cash pooling) with shareholders and group companies or join such a system, including periodic account settlement. In doing so, preferential conditions without interest, excluding the company's pursuit of profit and/or assuming lump-sum risks, may also be granted. The interests of the insured must be preserved in any case. The company may otherwise carry out all commercial, financial and other activities that are related to the purpose of the company.