Verbond van Verzekeraars

What Verbond van Verzekeraars does

Verbond van Verzekeraars is the Dutch insurance industry association (brancheorganisatie), founded in 1978 and headquartered in The Hague. It represents Dutch damage and life insurers in policy dialogue with government, regulators (DNB, AFM), media and international bodies, including Insurance Europe. Its primary customers are the member insurance companies operating in the Netherlands, with secondary engagement from associate partners (insurtechs, reinsurance brokers, expertise firms) and sponsors. The Verbond also serves the general public through consumer-facing insurance guidance (vanatotzekerheid.nl) and standardized Verzekeringskaarten.

The Verbond's core operational assets are organized into three internal units: the Insurance Academy for professional education; the Data Analytics Centre (DAC), which builds data products such as the Reisadviestool (a public travel-advisory web app refreshed every 48 hours from Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs data), the Klimaat Impact Monitor, WeerKalender and Klimaatmonitor built on KNMI climate scenarios; and the Centrum Bestrijding Verzekeringscriminaliteit (CBV) for combating insurance crime and fraud. Additional platforms include the Digiwijzer self-regulation framework and an ESG-CSRD Toolkit (esg.verzekeraars.nl). Strategic data partnerships with KNMI, Wageningen University & Research, Deltares and VU Amsterdam support climate analytics. The Verbond played a coordinating role in the Bijzondere Bijstand Buitenland convenant during COVID-19, repatriating over 50,000 stranded Dutch travellers.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring membership dues from Dutch insurers, supplemented by tiered partnership and sponsorship fees for associate partners, and Insurance Academy course fees that are discounted for members (e.g., €110 for the Privacy Law College vs. €143 for non-members). Most services are bundled into membership; non-member access to training and events is sold individually. Distribution is direct and digital via the gated verzekeraars.nl portal (Microsoft-account authenticated), with public tools and consumer content available without login.

Name

Verbond van Verzekeraars

Legal name

Verbond van Verzekeraars

Website

https://verzekeraars.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Verbond van Verzekeraars is the Dutch insurance industry association, representing damage and life insurers through policy advocacy, data analytics (DAC), professional training (Insurance Academy) and self-regulation frameworks (Digiwijzer, CBV) in the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Insurance companies pay membership dues to the Verbond in exchange for access to policy resources, data analytics, training, representation services, and the Insurance Academy. Associate partners and sponsors pay separate partnership fees for their tiered engagement packages.
2. Insurance Academy - Training Fees: The Insurance Academy charges fees for professional education programs. Members typically receive free or discounted access; non-members pay full price. Example: Privacy Law College at €110 (members) / €143 (non-members).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Verbond van Verzekeraars is the Dutch insurance industry association offering membership-based services to damage and life insurers. Its core offerings include the Insurance Academy for professional training, the Data Analytics Centre (DAC) producing data products such as the Reisadviestool and climate monitors, self-regulation frameworks (Digiwijzer), standardized insurance information cards (Verzekeringskaarten), the ESG-CSRD Toolkit, policy advocacy, dispute resolution committees, and coordinated industry crisis response.

Product overview

Verbond van Verzekeraars is a branch organization (trade association) for insurance companies in the Netherlands, offering a portfolio of member services and tools rather than a unified product platform. The core offerings include the Reisadviestool (travel advisory web application), Verzekeringskaarten (standardized insurance information cards), the Data Analytics Centre (statistical research and analytics), and the Insurance Academy (training and education). These services support member insurers with compliance, research, training, and industry self-regulation through tools like Digiwijzer and the ESG-CSRD Toolkit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Insurance Academy
• Data Analytics Centre (DAC)
• Reisadviestool (Travel Advice Tool)
• Verzekeringskaarten
• Digiwijzer Comprehensive overview of all self-regulation codes and regulations for the Dutch insurance industry, providing a guide to industry self-regulatory frameworks that members are expected to follow.
• ESG-CSRD Toolkit Online toolkit supporting insurers with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) compliance requirements, hosted at esg.verzekeraars.nl.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50,000 stranded Dutch travellers repatriated during COVID-19 crisis through coordinated industry-government response
• +2 more outcomes

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Calamiteitenfonds Reizen and SGRminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 January 2021Part of the Bijzondere Bijstand Buitenland convenant, providing financial backstop for repatriation costs and consumer protection for travel-related emergencies.
• Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2020The Verbond participates in the Bijzondere Bijstand Buitenland (BBB) convenant, a cooperation framework with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, alarm centrales, and the travel industry to repatriate stranded Dutch travellers during crises. This partnership was activated during COVID-19, facilitating the repatriation of over 50,000 Dutch citizens.
• ANVR (Algemene Nederlandse Vereniging van Reisondernemingen)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2020Part of the Bijzondere Bijstand Buitenland convenant alongside the Verbond, ANVR represents travel operators. Together with insurers they coordinate crisis response for stranded travellers, including the COVID-19 repatriation operation.
• KLM, Transavia, TUI Nederland, Corendon HoldingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2020Airlines KLM, Transavia, TUI Nederland, and Corendon Holding are signatories to the Bijzondere Bijstand Buitenland convenant. Dutch carriers are given priority for repatriation flights. These airlines executed emergency flights to bring stranded Dutch travellers home during COVID-19.
• SOS International, Eurocross Assistance, ANWB Alarmcentrale, Allianz PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2020The four major Dutch alarm centrales participate in the Bijzondere Bijstand Buitenland convenant, coordinating repatriation logistics on the ground. They take turns managing the 'red telephone' (calamity phone) through the Protocol Coördinatie Calamiteiten Nederlandse Alarmcentrales.
• KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe Verbond has a formal partnership with KNMI to access climate data and scenarios. KNMI's climate scenarios are used by the DAC to calculate climate-related insurance losses and develop tools such as the Klimaat Impact Monitor and Klimaatmonitor.
• Wageningen University & ResearchcoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration on climate risk research. WUR provides expertise on climate adaptation, biodiversity, and agriculture-related risks, which the Verbond uses to develop sector-level risk assessments and climate advisory materials.
• Verzekeraars in Europa (Insurance Europe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Verbond participates in European insurance policy discussions through Insurance Europe, the European insurance federation. The 'Verbond in Europa' section of the website covers the association's European engagement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• GDV - Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft: The German insurance industry association, directly comparable as the largest national insurance trade body in a neighbouring DACH market. It performs the same functions as Verbond van Verzekeraars: policy advocacy, member services, data analytics, and self-regulation for German insurers. Highly comparable scope and structure.
• Association of British Insurers (ABI): The UK's principal insurance trade association, directly comparable as a national membership body serving UK insurers through advocacy, data, training, and standards. Like Verbond, ABI represents both life and general insurers, engages with regulators (FCA/PRA), and operates an industry data/analytics function.
• Schweizerischer Versicherungsverband (SVV) / Swiss Insurance Association: The Swiss insurance industry association, directly comparable as a national trade body for Swiss insurers. Performs equivalent functions to Verbond: advocacy, training, data, and self-regulation, though operating in the smaller Swiss market and distinct regulatory environment (FINMA rather than AFM/DNB).
• France Assureurs: The French insurance industry federation (formerly FFSA/GEMA), directly comparable as the national umbrella body representing French insurers. It mirrors Verbond's role in policy representation, professional training, industry data, and self-regulation, operating at similar scale in another major European insurance market.

Broad incumbents

• Insurance Europe: The pan-European insurance federation based in Brussels, of which Verbond is a member. Insurance Europe sits one level above national associations, representing the broader European insurance industry to EU institutions. It is broadly comparable as a related industry body, but its scope is continental rather than national, and Verbond participates in its governance.
• American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA): The US property and casualty insurance trade association, broadly comparable as a larger, established industry body operating advocacy and data functions for American P&C insurers. It does not specialize in the Dutch niche and operates at vastly greater scale, but addresses overlapping themes (climate risk, regulation, industry data).

Regional players

• Insurance Council of Australia: The Australian insurance industry association, comparable as a national trade body serving the Australian insurance market through advocacy, data collection, disaster response coordination, and industry standards. It does not directly compete with Verbond given geographic separation, but performs a closely analogous role in a different regional market.
• Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC): Canada's national insurance industry association, comparable as a trade body representing property and casualty insurers in Canada. It performs analogous functions to Verbond (advocacy, consumer education, fraud prevention, climate/disaster response), but serves a different geography and does not directly overlap.

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Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

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Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries3 records

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