Thursday, September 25, 2014

Care market will face newcomer – Volkskrant

Care market will face newcomer – Volkskrant

09.25.14, 09:48 – Source: Reuters

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For the first time in years, getting health insurance due to a new player in the market. It is Anno12, located in the molding of a cooperative enterprise and on 1 January next year, with 20,000 customers hoping to start.

Anno12 announced today by regulator De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) permission to have got to enter the health care market and the Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa) has agreed with the model policy for the basic insurance.

Anno12 is an initiative of the former chairman Rob Adolfsen health insurer Agis, who was acquired by Achmea.

Adolfsen and his family contributed approximately 1 million euro to the initial capital of 3.4 million euro. Another financier according Adolfsen social investment Else. Through crowdfunding was further brought half a million.

The new insurer is a cooperative with members. They are located in buying. Owner of the company through membership certificates Adolfsen said to need to get started. 10,000 members Anyone can join.

Anno12 is distinct from other healthcare by focusing on responsible behavior of its members with regard to health care. ‘If everyone did that, the cost of the Dutch health care down to, “says the initiator. That does not mean that the new health only healthy people would get inside. “For Anno12 it does not matter whether a person healthy or (chronically) ill ‘, emphasizes Adolfsen.

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