Celebrating 30 years since IPO

The Initial Public Offering (IPO) for the company known today as VIG took place on 17 October 1994, when its shares were listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange for the first time. Thirty years later, we want to take a look back at VIG's development and to look ahead to what the future holds. Join us on a journey through three decades of VIG’s presence on the capital market.

Icon VIG 30 years since IPO with text and VIG tulip on stock exchange bell

Risk management is our core competence, then as now

In the German-language Sunrise podcast series ‘View from the Top’, Liane Hirner, CFRO, talks about the development and the capital market strategy of Vienna Insurance Group. She explains the regulatory hurdles for European insurers and how VIG has managed to optimise their use by implementing them in a forward-looking manner. Furthermore, Liane Hirner gives an insight into her career.

Liane Hirner (CFRO)
It is extremely important to us that we are seen as a reliable, stable partner by all our stakeholders. Our shareholders are an important stakeholder group. We work to continuously improve our results, which is also reflected in the key financial figures of recent years.
Liane Hirner CFRO

VIG’s stock market history in a nutshell

How it all began: IPO in 1994

VIG, then Wiener Städtische Versicherung, paved the way for its IPO in 1992 by changing its legal structure to become a joint stock corporation. 

Sample of the preferred share from 1994
Sample of the preferred share from 1994

The initial listing on the Vienna Stock Exchange took place on October 17, 1994, with only preferred shares (1,350,000 shares with a nominal value of 135 million Austrian shillings) being traded under the securities identification number 090 852. The issue price was ATS 1,030, excluding capital measures, with a free float of 11%.

VIG’s stock market history in pictures

VIG shares on the Vienna Stock Exchange

Share price development over the course of time. Navigate through the milestones of VIG’s stock market history as well as important internal and external events along the share graph.

This chart illustrates Wiener Städtische's / VIG's share price since the initial listing on 17 October 1994 in a simplified form. In order to show a consistent performance, a standardised conversion rate (1 Euro equals ATS 13.7603) was applied and the share split was taken into account retrospectively from the beginning. The share price is provided for information purposes only. Previous performance does not allow reliable conclusions to be drawn concerning future developments of financial instruments. The company declines any responsibility for errors of market prices displayed on this website. Data sources: internal documents and Vienna Stock Exchange