BKK

What BKK does

BKK Dachverband e.V. is the Berlin-based registered association (e.V.) that serves as the political interest representation and umbrella organization for Betriebskrankenkassen (company-based statutory health insurance funds) within Germany's GKV system. The organization advocates on health and nursing-care policy, produces annual BKK Gesundheitsreport and BKK Kundenreport publications, and runs member-facing digital platforms — BKK PflegeFinder (winner of the Deutscher Gesundheits-Award 2022), BKK Arztfinder, BKK Klinikfinder, and BKK Hebammenfinder — that allow insured members to locate doctors, midwives, hospitals, and nursing facilities across Germany.

Underlying technology is a set of web-based comparison and search portals built on shared branding at bkk-dachverband.de, complemented by dashboards for press releases, policy papers, and statistics. The organization participates in Germany's Innovationsfonds projects, including Virtuell betreutes Wohnen (with Philips GmbH, BKK VBU, DAK-Gesundheit, BAHN-BKK) and digital discharge management (with Asklepios Kliniken, BKK Pfalz, BAHN-BKK), and promotes adoption of the national electronic patient record ('ePA für alle').

BKK Dachverband operates as a non-profit association with no commercial revenue streams; funding comes from membership contributions paid by its member Betriebskrankenkassen, which collectively cover approximately 4.7 million insured lives. The go-to-market is association-led rather than sales-led: reach is achieved through policy advocacy, industry publications (BKK Magazin), events such as BKK Fachtagungen and the BKK INNOVATIV webinar series, professional social channels, and co-organized industry awards such as the Otto Heinemann Prize (with spectrumK and IKK e.V.). Customers are the member funds themselves, with secondary touchpoints to employers, nursing facilities, and government policymakers served through workplace health promotion and care-policy initiatives.

Name

BKK

Legal name

BKK Dachverband e.V.

Website

https://bkk-dachverband.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

BKK Dachverband is the Berlin-based umbrella association representing Betriebskrankenkassen in German health policy, operating digital finder platforms (PflegeFinder, Arztfinder, Klinikfinder, Hebammenfinder) and advocacy programs for approximately 4.7 million insured members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Statutory Health Insurance Advocacy

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds (5251)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Hospital & Medical Service Plans (6324)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Advocacy, Policy & Rights Organizations (HLAJAKAO)

Keywords

• Statutory health insurance
• Health insurance advocacy
• Healthcare policy representation
• Medical provider search
• Company health funds

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership contributions: BKK Dachverband operates as a registered association (e.V.) funded by contributions from its member Betriebskrankenkassen. The organization does not generate commercial revenue from products or services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

BKK Dachverband e.V. is the registered umbrella association (e.V.) representing the interests of Betriebskrankenkassen (company-based statutory health insurance funds) in Germany. It provides political advocacy, health policy representation, and operates digital comparison portals (BKK Arztfinder, BKK Hebammenfinder, BKK Klinikfinder, BKK Pflegefinder) that allow insured members to locate doctors, midwives, hospitals, and nursing care facilities across Germany. The organization is funded through member contributions and delivers annual health reports, policy papers, and workplace health promotion programs.

Product overview

BKK Dachverband operates a unified digital platform offering four distinct finder products (BKK Arztfinder, BKK Hebammenfinder, BKK Klinikfinder, and BKK Pflegefinder) that function as comparison and search portals for healthcare services. These products provide free search functionality for doctors, midwives, hospitals, and nursing care facilities across Germany. The portfolio is connected through shared branding and a common website infrastructure at bkk-dachverband.de, serving as a comprehensive resource for BKK insured members seeking healthcare providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BKK Arztfinder: Online tool to find doctors and dentists
• BKK Hebammenfinder
• BKK Klinikfinder
• BKK Pflegefinder
• BKK Green Health
• Otto Heinemann Preis
• BKK Magazin
• BKK Gesundheitsreport
• BKK Kundenreport

Products and services

• BKK Arztfinder Online search platform that helps users find general practitioners and dentists based on location, postal code, or by name. Used by insured members of member Betriebskrankenkassen.
• BKK Hebammenfinder Search platform that helps expectant mothers find midwives according to their individual preferences. Accessible to insured members of member Betriebskrankenkassen.
• BKK Klinikfinder Hospital search platform with diverse filtering options allowing users to find hospitals across Germany according to their specific needs. Used by insured members of member Betriebskrankenkassen.
• BKK Pflegefinder Digital comparison platform that supports insured individuals in searching for nursing homes, nursing services, care coordination points, day care facilities, and everyday assistance across Germany. Winner of the German Health Award 2022 in the category of nursing services and nursing homes comparison portals.
• Political Advocacy and Interest Representation Political interest representation and advocacy service provided to member Betriebskrankenkassen on healthcare policy, nursing care insurance reform, GKV financing, and statutory health insurance matters.
• BKK Gesundheitsreport Annual health report providing statistics on workforce health, incapacity to work, and healthcare utilization among approximately 4.7 million insured members of participating Betriebskrankenkassen.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• spectrumKcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Co-organizer of the Otto Heinemann Prize for work-care compatibility, awarded to companies demonstrating exemplary solutions for employees combining caregiving responsibilities with work.
• IKK e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Co-organizer of the Otto Heinemann Prize along with spectrumK and BKK Dachverband, under the patronage of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection.
• Rote Nasen Deutschland e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partnership for clown visits in nursing homes. The BKK Dachverband and BKK regional associations signed a framework agreement with Rote Nasen Germany for the funding of clown visits as prevention services in stationary and semi-stationary care facilities according to § 5 SGB XI. The program supports elderly care residents, including those with dementia, through therapeutic humor and social engagement.
• BKK Landesverbände (BKK Regional Associations)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Regional BKK associations (Mitte, Bayern, Nordwest, Süd) that co-signed the framework agreement with Rote Nasen Deutschland for clown visits in nursing homes.
• Clowns in Medizin und Pflege (Red Noses International)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Rote Nasen Germany is a partner of Red Noses - Clowndoctors International, an organization active in ten countries using improvisation and humor to help sick and suffering children and adults.
• Asklepios KlinikenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint project on digital discharge management together with BKK Dachverband, BKK Pfalz, and BAHN-BKK to improve transitions from hospital to follow-up care.
• Philips GmbHmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Innovationsfonds project 'Virtuell betreutes Wohnen' (Virtual Assisted Living) together with BKK VBU, DAK-Gesundheit, and BAHN-BKK for personal and technical support enabling independent living at home.
• Initiative Gesundheit und Arbeit (iga)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative providing workplace health promotion consulting and resources to companies.
• AWO (Arbeiterwohlfahrt)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint press release partner for heat protection measures in long-term care facilities.
• Deutsche Allianz Klimawandel und GesundheitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint press release partner for heat protection measures in long-term care facilities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Bertelsmann Stiftung (healthcare programs): Foundation operating healthcare transparency initiatives including Weisse Liste. Comparable as a non-commercial sponsor of health system transparency and reform advocacy in Germany, paralleling BKK Dachverband's role in publishing health data and policy positions.
• gematik GmbH: National agency for the digitalization of the German healthcare system, operator of the telematics infrastructure (TI) and ePA. Increasingly relevant as ePA für alle creates a default digital health platform that competes with or absorbs BKK Dachverband's proprietary finder products.

Direct peers

• AOK-Bundesverband: Federal umbrella association of the AOK (Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse) statutory health insurance funds. It is the closest structural analog to BKK Dachverband, performing the same political representation, advocacy, and member-services role for the AOK fund family within German SHI self-governance.
• Verband der Ersatzkassen (vdek): Umbrella association representing the six Ersatzkassen (substitute funds including TK, Barmer, DAK). Mirrors BKK Dachverband's role as the central political voice and service provider for its member fund type within the GKV system.
• PKV – Verband der Privaten Krankenversicherung: Industry association representing private health insurers in Germany. Parallel to BKK Dachverband in structure and function — political representation of a defined health insurance fund category — but covering the private rather than statutory segment.
• IKK e.V. Federal association of the IKK (Innungskrankenkassen) funds. Functions as a direct peer in SHI fund-type representation and is also a documented cooperation partner of BKK Dachverband, e.g., as co-organizer of the Otto Heinemann Prize.
• Knappschaft: Statutory health insurance fund for the mining, rail and seafaring sectors, operated as part of the Knappschaftsverbund. Comparable as a distinct SHI fund-type entity with its own policy and member-services mandate analogous to BKK Dachverband's constituent Betriebskrankenkassen.

Emerging players

• Weisse Liste (Bertelsmann Stiftung): Independent doctor and hospital comparison portal operated under the Bertelsmann Stiftung. Directly comparable to BKK PflegeFinder, Arztfinder, and Klinikfinder as a neutral, free-to-user healthcare navigation platform competing for the same end-user and member-fund relationships.
• spectrumK: Service partner for statutory health and nursing care insurance administration in Germany. Co-organizes the Otto Heinemann Prize with BKK Dachverband and represents a growing outsourced administration segment adjacent to BKK Dachverband's member-services mandate.

Broad incumbents

• DAK-Gesundheit: One of the largest individual SHI funds and a documented partner of BKK Dachverband in the Virtuell betreutes Wohnen Innovationsfonds project. BKK Dachverband's member Betriebskrankenkassen compete directly with DAK-Gesundheit for insured members in the German SHI market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BKKDV
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bkk-dachverband
• Instagraminstagram.com/bkk_dachverband

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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