History

In 2006, we launched a new brand identity as well as introduced our values worldwide. This was a long-term strategic step for us. It showed our dedication to you and your well-being, and reflected our rich, multi-cultural diversity.

2007 was a landmark year for us. On January 1, our four French companies - Mondial Assistance, France Secours, Elvia and SSC - merged to form Mondial Assistance, a unique entity and brand. In so doing, we confirmed and solidified our position in France. And true to our goal of international growth, we opened offices in Mexico and India. We also acquired Medvantis, a medical call-center in Switzerland. We registered our Russian office in 2007 and began operations there on March 1, 2008.

In 2000, Elvia Travel Insurance and SACNAS-Mondial Assistance successfully merged and created the group as we know it today. With nearly 80 years of combined experience and know-how, we became the world’s leading player in assistance, travel insurance and customer services.

We acquired World Access in the United States in April 2000 and Worldcare in Australia a year later. World Access, later rebranded Mondial Assistance USA, was founded in 1983 and is a global provider of travel insurance and assistance, including the highly respected Access America brand. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Mondial Assistance USA employs more than 900 people.

In 1950 in Switzerland, when people began traveling more, a team of forward-thinking business pioneers created ELVIA Travel Insurance. This year marked the beginning of our history of helping people. 24 years later in 1974, SACNAS-Mondial Assistance was founded in France and our mission to help people reached a new level. The creation of SACNAS-Mondial Assistance paralleled the development of the assistance business, which, in addition to travel insurance, included roadside, medical and repatriation assistance. In 1979, AGF became a shareholder of Mondial Assistance.

During the '80s and '90s, still as two separate entities, (Elvia and Mondial Assistance), we accompanied our corporate clients through their own changes. As they grew geographically, so did we, developing first in Europe and then gradually throughout the rest of the world. In 1995, Elvia joined Germany's Allianz Group.