IKEA making it one of the largest users of wood in the retail sector. Most of IKEA's stores and factories were previously owned by INGKA, a holding company controlled by the Stichting INGKA Foundation, one of the 40 wealthiest foundations in the world. Ingvar Kamprad founded IKEA in 1943 as a mostly mail-order sales business. It began to sell furniture five years later. The first Möbel-IKÉA store was opened in Älmhult, Småland, in 1958 (Möbel means "furniture" in Swedish). The first stores outside Sweden were opened in Norway (1963) and Denmark (1969). The stores spread to other parts of Europe in
International Insurance Company International Insurance Company International Insurance Company (Azerbaijani: Beynəlxalq Sığorta Şirkətinin) ("ICC") is an insurance company based in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the Azerbaijani language, it is called Beynəlxalq Sığorta Şirkətinin. The company was founded by the International Bank of Azerbaijan. In the fall of 2013, the company received the “Best Insurance Company in 2013″ award from International Finance Magazine. ICC was the only insurance industry company in Azerbaijan to receive the award. The company provides 34 types of insurance products. Individual insurance services: Business insurance services: Financials (2012): As of July 2012, the company’s overall capital amounted to AZN 5.5 million.