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, often referred to as , was founded in 1728 as the first marine insurance company in
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. It held a monopoly on marine insurance in Denmark until 1786.


History

Det Kongelige octroierede Søe-Assurance Compagni was founded in the Børsen building in
Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
in 1728. Its monopoly on marine insurance was challenged by and other major merchants and ship-owners towards the middle of the century. Its monopoly was finally lifted in 1783, leading to the formal establishment of
De private Assurandeurer De Private Assurandører was a marine insurance company founded in 1786 in Copenhagen, Denmark. History In 1726, Det kgl. octr. Søe-Asseurance Compagni was granted a monopoly on marine insurance in Denmark. In the middle of the century, its mono ...
in 1786. The company existed until 1930.


References

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