Swiss family-owned company for holistic risk, insurance and pension consulting with industry-specific expert teams.
Kessler & Co AG
Zurich · Basel · Münchenbuchsee (Bern) · Petit-Lancy (Geneva) · Lausanne · Lucerne · Neuchâtel · St. Gallen · Sion · Vaduz (LI)New on Amplifa
About Kessler
Kessler & Co AG, founded in 1915 and run by the fourth generation, is a Swiss family-owned company for holistic risk, insurance and pension consulting. The company serves more than 1'600 medium-sized and large Swiss companies from the services, retail and industrial sectors as well as the public sector, including well over a third of the 500 largest Swiss companies. Its services include insurance broking (property, liability, transport & logistics, people, special risks), risk management including risk policy and risk consulting, occupational pensions with 1e solutions and pension fund management, as well as international employee benefits. The consulting teams of eight to twelve employees are organised by economic sector and know the industry-specific risks; in the event of a claim, clients are represented by the company's own in-house lawyers. Since 1998, Kessler has represented Marsh in Switzerland, thereby enabling worldwide support for its clients. The head office is located in Zurich; further locations are in Basel, Münchenbuchsee (Bern), Petit-Lancy (Geneva), Lausanne, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen, Sion and Vaduz (Liechtenstein).
- Site
- Zürich
- Processes
- Risk Management / Risk and Insurance Policy, Insurance Broking (Property, Liability, Transport & Logistics, People, Special Risks), Occupational Pensions / Employee Pension Provision (incl. 1e solutions, pension fund management), International Employee Benefits, Claims Support with Own In-House Lawyers, Risk Consulting, HR Risk Management, Legal Support (Review of General Terms and Conditions, Claims Cases)
- Materials
- Risk Management, Insurance Broking, Occupational Pensions, Legal Support
- Certificates
- EcoVadis Bronze Medal, esg2go Rating 79.23, EcoVadis Bronze Medal (2023), Swiss Triple Impact (B Lab Switzerland, 2022), esg2go Score 79.23 (2024)
- Founded
- 1915
- Employees
- 275 (Switzerland)
- Industries
- Manufacturing & Industry, Energy, Construction & Real Estate, Chemicals, Pharma & Life Sciences, Aviation, Healthcare
- 01
Risk analysis and development of the risk and insurance policy
- 02
Design of customised insurance solutions
- 03
Placement of cover in the insurance market
- 04
Periodic review of risk profile and cover
- 05
Claims support and legal representation
Services
Risk Management
Development of the individual risk and insurance policy including risk levels and optimisation of risk costs.
Insurance Broking
Design, placement and periodic review of insurance solutions in property, liability, transport & logistics, people and special risks.
Occupational Pensions
Advice on the organisational form of employee pension provision, design of pension benefits, 1e solutions and pension fund management.
Legal Support
Support in complex claims cases and review of general terms and conditions by specialised lawyers.
Locations
Zurich
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Basel
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Münchenbuchsee (Bern)
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Petit-Lancy (Geneva)
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Lausanne
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Lucerne
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Neuchâtel
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St. Gallen
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Sion
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Vaduz
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Industries
Additional services
Sustainability & Standards
Kessler is listed in the Swiss Triple Impact (STI) directory of B Lab Switzerland and received an EcoVadis Bronze Medal in 2023; in 2024 an esg2go score of 79.23 was achieved.
| Evidence | Zurich |
|---|---|
| EcoVadis Bronze Medal (2023) | |
| Swiss Triple Impact (B Lab Switzerland, 2022) | |
| esg2go Score 79.23 (2024) |
History
- 1915
Foundation of the family company by Johann Kessler, specialised in insuring shipped cargo (ship's wheel logo).
- 1998
Kessler represents Marsh in Switzerland as its Swiss partner.
- 2022
Admission to the Swiss Triple Impact (STI) directory of B Lab Switzerland.
- 2023
EcoVadis Bronze Medal in the overall assessment.