Press releases
2012
10 February 2012
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Dutch health care insurer Achmea and investment company Life Sciences Partners (LSP) have set up an investment fund for innovation in health care, the LSP-Health Economics...
31 January 2012
Achmea impairs goodwill related to its Life and Pension activities with €279 million
Impairment as a result of changed Life market, based on 'economic value principles'
Impairment leads to negative net...
16 January 2012
Acquisition will strengthen Zorg van de Zaak Netwerk's competitive position
Achmea Vitale is to become part of Zorg van de Zaak Netwerk. Parent company Achmea reached agreement with Zorg van de Zaak Netwerk on the sale...
2011
20 December 2011
Insurer Achmea and comparison website Independer.nl are forming a strategic alliance with the aim of restoring absolute consumer confidence in insurance products. Achmea will gain a majority 77% interest in Independer.nl by...
19 November 2011
Further to the announcement made on 30 August 2011, Eureko confirms that the merger deed between Achmea Holding NV and Eureko BV, assigning all the former's rights and obligations to the latter, was signed on 18 November...
28 September 2011
Erik van de Merwe has been appointed Chairman of Eureko’s
Supervisory Board as from 5 April 2012. He will succeed Mr. Arnold Walravens, who is due to retire at the General Meeting of Shareholders on that date after two...
30 August 2011
Eureko generated good results in the first half of 2011. Profit before tax from regular activities increased 27% to €201 million. The increase is due in part to improved results in our Life business but Non-life and Health...
29 August 2011
The Eureko Executive Board has appointed Piotr Kowalczewski as President at Oranta, starting August 2011. In this role he reports to Oranta Board of Directors Chairman Jeroen van Breda Vriesman.
“We are pleased that...
19 July 2011
Eureko and Garanti Bank today closed the sale of 20% shares in Eureko Sigorta to Eureko, as announced on 31 May 2011. Eureko is now 100% owner of the leading Turkish insurance company. Regulatory authorities approved the...
28 June 2011
Eureko has appointed two new members to the Supervisory Board with effect from 1 July 2011. The appointments fill existing vacancies. The appointment of Ms Joke van Lonkhuijzen follows the merger agreement with De Friesland...
1 June 2011
The planned merger between De Friesland Zorgverzekeraar and Achmea will go ahead. After a thorough investigation, the Dutch Competition Authority (NMa) has approved the required permit and the merger of the two parties can...
31 May 2011
Eureko and Garanti Bank have signed an agreement leading to the sale of 20% shares in Eureko Sigorta to Eureko. After the sale Eureko becomes 100% owner of the leading Turkish insurance company. Finalisation of the transaction...
31 May 2011
On the afternoon of 31 May 2011, Eureko will host an Analyst day at its headquarters in Zeist, The Netherlands. The formal part of the program consists of four presentations which will be given by three of Eureko's...
21 April 2011
With effect from June 30th 2011 Reinhard Stary has decided to step down as CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Oranta. This is a joint decision of Reinhard Stary and Eureko based on different views on the strategy going...
4 April 2011
Eureko today announces that it has closed the sale of Império France to SMABTP group. Império France was Eureko’s smallest operating company outside The Netherlands. All regulatory authorities have approved...
15 March 2011
Eureko can look back on 2010 with satisfaction. Profit before tax from regular activities increased 38% to €504 million (2009: €365 million), this is excluding the proceeds of the subsequent sale of our remaining...
11 March 2011
Gerard van Olphen, Eureko’s Chief Financial Officer and Vice-Chairman of the executive board, has been appointed to the Insurance and Reinsurance Stakeholder Group, one of the advisory bodies assisting EIOPA, the new...
6 January 2011
Eureko today announces that it has closed the sale of its Belgian operation Avéro Belgium Insurance to Baloise in Switzerland. The selling price amounts to 75 million euros. All regulatory authorities have approved the...
2010
30 December 2010
Eureko sells Achmea Reinsurance S.A. in Luxembourg to Ramius Enterprise Luxembourg Holdco S. à r.l., an affiliate of Cowen Group. The transaction was approved by the regulatory authorities. The formal share-transfer was...
30 December 2010
A permit is required for the planned merger between De Friesland Zorgverzekeraar and Achmea. This has been determined by the Dutch Competition Authority (NMa).
As a consequence of the permit procedure, the planned merger date...
23 December 2010
Eureko announces that it has closed the sale of Euroclinic Hospital and Euroclinic Medical Centers in Romania to Centrul Medical Unirea (CMU). This completes the transaction according to plan.
Eureko and CMU announced the...
21 December 2010
Eureko today announces that it signed an agreement involving the sale of Império France to SMABTP group. Império France is Eureko’s smallest operating company outside The Netherlands. Closing of the deal is...
10 December 2010
De Lage Landen and Achmea Bank have reached agreement on the transfer of the latter’s consumer loan portfolio to De Lage Landen. A purchase-agreement was signed by both parties earlier this week. Consumer lending is no...
19 November 2010
Rabobank and Eureko, which is Achmea’s parent company, are to intensify their commercial alliance. This constitutes the core of a new joint operating agreement that will go into effect on 1 January 2011. The new...
18 November 2010
Eureko B.V. (“Eureko”) announces that the bookbuilding for the sale of 11,223,818 shares of Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen S.A. (“PZU”), representing approximately 12.9% of PZU’s share capital, has...
17 November 2010
Eureko B.V. (“Eureko”) announces that it is selling up to 11,223,818 shares of Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń S.A. (“PZU”), representing approximately 12.9% of PZU’s share capital. This sell-down...
23 September 2010
De Friesland Zorgverzekeraar and Achmea intend to merge with effect from 1 January 2011. The letter of intent was signed on 21 September. Joining forces strengthens the position of the two insurers, both with backgrounds as...
17 September 2010
Eureko announces that it signed an agreement to sell Euroclinic Hospital and Euroclinic Medical Centers in Romania to Centrul Medical Unirea (CMU). After the transaction, Eureko Asigurari health insurance clients will have...
16 September 2010
Achmea has signed an agreement with the interest groups Stichting Verliespolis, Stichting Woekerpolis Claim, Vereniging van Effectenbezitters and Vereniging Eigen Huis on the maximum expense loadings and risk premiums for unit-...
7 September 2010
Achmea has appointed Jack Buckens (53) as chairman of the Banking Distribution Division, which operates under the brand name of Interpolis. He takes up his post on 1 December 2010 and succeeds Joop Kanen (62), who is retiring...
17 August 2010
Eureko ended the first half of 2010 with a good net profit of €864 million, a significant increase compared to the figure of €115 million for the same period last year. The settlement with the Polish government...
4 August 2010
Eureko has appointed Reinhard Stary to the position of General Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its operating company Oranta Insurance in Russia, effective 1 September 2010. The appointment is subject to regulatory...
20 July 2010
Eureko and Baloise today announce that they have signed an agreement which will lead to the sale and purchase of Avéro Insurance in Belgium. The selling price amounts to 75 million euros, and closing of the deal is...
27 May 2010
Eureko announces today that it intends to streamline the Sectorwide Pension Fund Administration unit (BPF) of its subsidiary Syntrus Achmea over the next few years. Most of the unit’s operations will be brought together...
12 May 2010
Eureko B.V. today announces that it has closed the sale of 98.9 per cent of shares in the Interlife Insurance Co. Ltd and 100 per cent of the shares in Interamerican Assistance Ltd to Rodardo Limited.
Eureko and Rodardo...
30 April 2010
Eureko B.V. hereby announces that the bookbuilding in preparation of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of shares in PZU SA has been completed yesterday. As agreed in the Settlement and Divestment Agreement signed on 1 October...
16 March 2010
The reporting year 2009, has been an eventful time for Eureko. Following unprecedented market conditions in 2008, numerous initiatives were started throughout the Group in the knowledge that every crisis offers the opportunity...
12 February 2010
Eureko B.V. and Rodardo Limited today announced that they have signed an agreement which will lead to the sale and purchase of 98.9 per cent of shares in the Interlife Insurance Co. Ltd and 100 per cent of the shares in...
2009
26 November 2009
Eureko B.V. hereby announces that dividend payments from PZU SA, as agreed in the Settlement Agreement signed on 1 October 2009, have been received.
The receipt of the dividend is the trigger for Eureko formally to end the...
2 October 2009
The State Treasury Minister of the Republic of Poland and the Executive Board of Eureko B.V., a privately-held limited liability company organized under Dutch law report that an agreement was concluded today between the State...
24 September 2009
Rabobank and Eureko have reached agreement on intensifying their successful commercial cooperation. Eureko and its two largest shareholders, Rabobank and Vereniging Achmea, have also extended their existing agreement relating...
19 August 2009
Halfway through 2009 the reality is that we are still living in uncertain economic times that continue to impact both the financial sector and society as a whole. Earlier in the year, we announced measures to strengthen our...
16 June 2009
Eureko and ING hereby announce that they will collaborate on a distribution agreement, by which ING Greece will distribute the Health insurance products provided by Eureko's Greek subsidiary, Interamerican, on a ‘...
13 May 2009
Eureko B.V. hereby announces that on May 13, 2009 it has notified the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM) and Banco Comercial Português, S.A. ("BCP") that Eureko Group’s qualified shareholding...
15 April 2009
Today the Ministry of State Treasury of Poland and Dutch insurance company Eureko signed a new Negotiation Memorandum. Similar to the one signed in February 2008, the present Memorandum is an agreement between the Parties to...
17 March 2009
Turbulent markets lead to negative full year results measures in place to reduce costs and improve balance sheet solvency at 175 per cent after capital increase 2009 (pro forma).
Negative net result at €2.1 billion...
16 February 2009
Eureko's capital position strengthened with a capital increase of € 1.0 billion from Achmea Association (€ 600 mln) and Rabobank Group (€ 400 mln).
Group solvency ratio improves to 175 per cent after...
4 February 2009
Interamerican Romania - part of the Eureko Group since 2001 – officially re-brands to its parent company name, EUREKO at the beginning of February. The re-branding process is part of a broader strategy to consolidate the...
26 January 2009
In connection with today’s press publications, Eureko informs that on the 15th of January 2009, it submitted, in the Regional Court for the city of Warsaw, a Call for Settlement Attempt with the Ministry of the State...
9 January 2009
Eureko has taken note of recent media articles regarding its capital position. At this point, the reports are premature and no decisions have been made. Eureko is in frequent talks with its major shareholders regarding a broad...
2 January 2009
With effect from January 1 2009 Maarten Dijkshoorn (58) steps down as chairman and CEO of the Executive Board of Eureko. He has taken this decision based on personal considerations. Eureko regrets this, but respects his...