What is "fortis"

a. (context phonetics English) strongly articulated (of a consonant), hence voiceless

Fortis may refer to:

People:

• Alberto Fortis (1741–1803), Venetian writer, naturalist and cartographer
• Alberto Fortis (musician) (born 1955), Italian singer and songwriter
• Alessandro Fortis, Italian politician and prime minister
• Louis Fortis, American politician
• Rami Fortis, Israeli rock musician

In business:

• Fortis (finance), a defunct banking, financial services and insurance company, based in Belgium and The Netherlands or their successors:
  • Ageas, formed from the insurance operations of Fortis
  • ASR Nederland, formed from the Dutch insurance operations of Fortis
  • BNP Paribas Fortis, formed from the Belgian banking operations of Fortis, now owned by BNP Paribas
  • ABN Amro, formed from the Netherlands banking operations of Fortis, now owned by the Dutch government
• Fortis Healthcare, a chain of hospitals in India
• Fortis Inc., a Canadian utility holding company
• Fortis Uhren AG, a Swiss watch company

Other:

• Fortis (linguistics), consonants produced with greater energy than lenis ones
• Mitsubishi Galant Fortis, a compact car also known as the Mitsubishi Lancer
• Fortis College

Fortis N.V./S.A. was a Belgian financial company active in insurance, banking and investment management. In 2007 it was the 20th largest business in the world by revenue but after encountering severe problems in the financial crisis of 2008, most of the company was sold in parts, with only insurance activities remaining.

The Benelux countries were Fortis's home base and its strength. Fortis's banking operations included network (retail), commercial, and merchant banking; its insurance products included life, health, and property/casualty lines. Products were sold through independent agents, brokers and financial planners, and through branches of Fortis Bank. It was listed on the Euronext Brussels, Euronext Amsterdam, and Luxembourg stock exchanges.

The company was broken up after having critical difficulty financing its part of a joint acquisition of ABN AMRO (as a member of a consortium which also included Royal Bank of Scotland Group and Banco Santander). After receiving a bailout from the Benelux governments, its Belgian banking operations were sold to BNP Paribas, while its insurance and banking subsidiaries in the Netherlands were nationalised by the Dutch government and renamed ABN AMRO. The Dutch insurance arm of Fortis was split off as ASR Nederland.

Fortis retained the rest of its insurance operations (remaining the largest provider in Belgium), and changed its name to Ageas in April 2010, with ownership of the Fortis brand having passed to BNP Paribas.

Fortis is a propelled ground vehicle ("aerojeep") designed by Zhukovsky Aerodynamics Research Institute and by the group of students from MAMI Moscow State Technical University. It can ride both on ground and water while maintaining good stability. Fortis has Chevy 350 as its engine its main features include the speed up to and resource of 6 hours.