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Since 1892, Fortis Insurance Company has had a strong tradition of innovation, service, financial stability and integrity. It has been a vital part of the downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin community since 1900. The company draws on this history to successfully respond to changes and challenges in the business environment with customer-focused products and services.
- Fortis Health is number one in the individual medical insurance market based on market share.
- The number one seller of temporary health insurance in the United States.
- Fortis was one of the first companies to offer Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs), and are currently a top seller of MSAs with approximately 35% of the market.
Fortis Insurance Company is part of Fortis Health, which for more than 100 years has provided an array of insurance products to America’s diverse communities making it one of the leading health insurers in the nation. Fortis Health is part of Fortis, Inc., a financial services company that, through its operating companies and affiliates, provides specialty insurance and investment products to businesses, associations, financial service organizations and individuals in the United States. Fortis, Inc. is part of the international Fortis group, which operates in the fields of insurance, banking and investments. Fortis is jointly owned by Fortis (NL) N.V. of The Netherlands and Fortis (B) of Belgium.
Fortis is bigger than Disney, bigger than Kodak, bigger than Johnson & Johnson, and owns more than 200 companies and employs more than 70,000 people worldwide. Fortis’ assets have increased 10 times since 1991 and is the 48th largest company in the world(3). At year end 2000, Fortis had total assets in excess of $410 billion