Bessé’s roots

Alain Bessé, Pierre Bessé’s father, launched insurance broking services by developing solutions for coverage in the fishing industry and the merchant navy… 

Bessé made a breakthrough into the world of shipbuilding then, in the 70s, went on to become the French leader advising almost every single shipyard in the country.

Bessé spread its activities to the steel industry and intermediate and capital goods. Bessé became the leading advisory service in the French steel and metal industries.

Bessé’s beginnings in the field of vehicle retailing, going on to become France's leading insurance advisor in the 1990s-2000s.

Bessé spread to the world of banking in the 1980s for its own risks.

At the end of the 1980s, SAGA was born. It now specialises in loyalty cards for car dealers and their customers.

Bessé took its first steps in the world of property professionals then became leader in the 2000s in the fields of real estate and property management.

Bessé’s beginnings in the agro-food industry. The solutions developed for covering contamination risks and brand image impairment, together with the specialisation of its teams, enabled Bessé to become the leading French insurance advisor in the 2000s in this sector of activity, as far as both the agro-food industry and cooperatives were concerned.  

Bessé made inroads into CAC 40 and SBF 120 listed companies by becoming advisor to large international groups.

Bessé Santé Retraite was created.  This new Bessé pole is dedicated to social engineering in the realms of healthcare, life & disability cover and pensions schemes.

A pole was created for agro-food supply and agricultural cooperatives, a structure entirely devoted to the agricultural sector, both upstream and down.

Bessé launched its cycle of conferences, in particular focusing on the themes of Directors & Officers Liability, Environmental Impairment, Fraud risks, etc.

Bessé became a reference in the Energy sector (Marine Renewable Energy and Nuclear Power).

Bessé’s Employee Benefits line of business was extended by taking over Ressources France (2015) then Courcelles Prévoyance (2017).

Bessé developed its Cyber skills to deal with the emergence of cyber attacks all over the world.

Bessé continues to develop digital technology, specialising in locally-based SMEs.

Bessé developed its building activity by acquiring Atlantis Assurances and Euro Cautions, thus reinforcing its property management and construction business.
The first thematic study on cyber risks was published.

Bessé officialise la création d’une équipe dédiée aux solutions Paramétriques afin de répondre aux évolutions du marché