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Without transport, the world wouldn't be the way it is today. Every product we hold in our hands has once been transported from A to B in some way and has covered longer or shorter distances. Because transport does not always run smoothly, Helvetia focuses on insuring this process.

Swiss SMEs are facing major changes in the next few years. They see the main driver as being technological change and changing customer needs. The KMU-Spiegel 2018 looked into the opportunities and risks that these changes entail for companies. Risks also mean uncertainties that a company must be aware of.

At Helvetia we are confident: Eco-systems will change the business world and also shape and simplify our customers’ daily lives. This is why we want to play a key role in developing business eco-systems. We are starting by setting up a HOME eco-system. Our goal: Together with our partners we offer customers a standardized customer journey from the search for a home through financing to living. Setting up the HOME eco-system is an example of how we proceed with innovations at Helvetia: With skill-based M&A (e.g. MoneyPark), with the venture fund, with cooperations (e.g. Flatfox) and with our own start-ups in our incubator.

Helvetia sees art as part of its corporate culture. Besides being a well-known art insurer, Helvetia holds a large art collection and actively promotes art. Our art insurance customers also benefit from our broad experience.

Since 1 November 2017 Helvetia has had a new brand: simple. clear. helvetia. The brand campaign is part of the helvetia 20.20 corporate strategy and translates the latter's core elements into a new brand experience: Helvetia wants to act in an agile, innovative and customer-focused manner – in other words, to offer simple, clear solutions.