Achmea
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Type | Naamloze vennootschap |
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Industry | Financial services |
Founded | January 1, 1995 (merger) |
Headquarters | Zeist, Netherlands |
Products | Insurance |
Website | www.achmea.nl |
Achmea Holding N.V. is one of the largest suppliers of financial services (mainly insurance) in the Netherlands. The company was formed by a merger of Zilveren Kruis and on January 1, 1995. The roots of Achmea date back to 1811 when the Frisian accountant, , founded the "Onderlinge Brand Assurantie Sociëteit (Achlum)" in Achlum, Frisia, the Netherlands.
In 2000 Achmea became a part of Eureko BV, which in 2011 merged with the Dutch parent company Achmea N.V. to form Achmea B.V. The (association) owns or controls 63.3% of Achmea B.V. of its votes, the Dutch bank Rabobank owns or controls 31.3% of the shares, the other 5.4% of the shares are owned or controlled by strategic partners.
Achmea brands include[1] Agis, Avéro, Centraal Beheer, FBTO, Interpolis, Syntrus and Zilveren Kruis (often suffixed by 'Achmea').
Of the ten largest insurance companies in the Netherlands, Achmea is one of the two that was found in a 2015 investigation to not invest in arms trade to dictatorships, fragile states and corrupt countries (ASR being the other one).[2]
References[]
- ^ Achmea. "Achmea - De coöperatieve verzekeraar met sterke merken". www.achmea.nl.
- ^ "Miljarden pensioengeld naar wapens" [Billions of pension money into arms industry]. de Volkskrant. 18 June 2015.
External links[]
- Financial services companies of the Netherlands
- Financial services companies established in 1811
- Financial services companies established in 1995
- 1811 establishments in France
- Companies based in Utrecht (province)
- Zeist
- Insurance company stubs