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Austria · Central Europe

Merkur Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft

Profile highlights

15 badges
  • Earliest recorded founding in this market

    Among 7 entries with documented founding years; 1798. Coverage is incomplete and ties share this badge.

  • Group spans 1 directory continent

    Merkur: 5 markets across 1 directory continents (Asia-Pacific is one directory region). Group membership does not establish this entity’s policy availability.

  • Part of a group

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  • Group listed in 5+ markets

    Merkur: 5 markets across 1 directory continents (Asia-Pacific is one directory region). Group membership does not establish this entity’s policy availability.

  • 200+ years since founding

    Recorded founding year: 1798. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1298450

  • Group spans 2+ directory regions

    Merkur: 5 markets across 1 directory continents (Asia-Pacific is one directory region). Group membership does not establish this entity’s policy availability.

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  • Founding year documented

    Recorded founding year: 1798. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1298450

  • Legal Entity Identifier recorded

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  • Register identifier recorded

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  • Direct parent documented

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  • Registration date recorded

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  • Ultimate parent documented

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  • Official website available

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  • Founded before 1800

    Recorded founding year: 1798. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1298450

  • Listed in Europe

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Badge criteria
UNot stated in registerMutual / cooperativeVerified against the regulator register

FMA’s entries in the EIOPA register do not record class of business or ownership. The class shown was inferred from the name. The parent group was inferred from the name. Treat both as analytical convenience, not register fact.

Official sources

Official websitemerkur.atFMA regulator profile

Website as recorded in FMA’s entry in the EIOPA register. It is the entity's own site, not ours.

Popularity index

Since 1 Sept 2026

91out of 100

Rank in Austria
2 of 72 insurers
Likely range
89–93
Confidence
Medium

An estimate of how often people search Google for this insurer, from the searches in which this page appears — with automated searches removed and each day adjusted for where the page ranked. Not a rating of the insurer. How the index works

At a glance

Profile data from Wikidata (CC0), last checked 2026-09-13. The register itself is verified against FMA’s entries in the EIOPA register.

Founded
1798

Legal identity and licensed footprint

From public sources, last checked 2026-09-08. The register itself is verified against FMA’s entries in the EIOPA register.

Legal address
Conrad-von-Hötzendorf-Straße 84, 8010 Graz, Austria
Legal form
Aktiengesellschaft EQOV
Registered at
Commercial RegisterNo. 38045z
LEI record
Active entityGLEIF, seen 2026-09-08

Licensed footprint

  • Licensed in Austria by the FMA.
  • Direct parent Merkur Wechselseitige Versicherungsanstalt Vermögensverwaltung LEI 5299003W20AARJFXFN94.
  • Part of Merkur in the register (6 countries).

Sources: register (licence); GLEIF LEI record (legal identity, parents and branches).

Class of business
Not stated in registerThe source does not establish a class of business for this entry.
Parent / group
MerkurLicensed in 6 countries, 12 entities in this directory.
Ownership
Mutual / cooperativeMutual, cooperative or member-owned insurer.
Regulator
Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA)fma.gv.at
Local currency
EUR
Register identifiers
LEI 529900EJ7YPUKHGI1W50National ID 145
Registered office
GrazAuthorised since 1968-01-01
Basis
Class: Inferred from nameGroup: Inferred from name
Source basis
EIOPA Register of Insurance Undertakings export (3 Sep 2026)
Country verification
Verified - full EIOPA register · EIOPA export, 71 domestic undertakings / 3rd-country branches
Identifiers
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