Versorgungskasse f. d. Beamten d. Gemeinden u. Gemeindeverbände in Darmstadt

What Versorgungskasse f. d. Beamten d. Gemeinden u. Gemeindeverbände in Darmstadt does

Versorgungskasse für die Beamten der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Darmstadt (doing business as Kommunale Versorgungskasse Darmstadt, 'KVD') is a public-law corporation (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) headquartered at Bartningstraße 55, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany, supervised by the Hessisches Ministerium des Innern und für Sport. It administers two statutory pension schemes: a Beamtenversorgung covering 207 Hessian municipalities and a Zusatzversorgung (supplementary pension / Betriebsrente) covering 669 members, collectively serving more than 229,000 insured persons and approximately 55,000–58,000 active pension recipients across Hesse and parts of Rhineland-Palatinate. Core offerings include civil-servant pension administration, supplementary occupational pensions, Beihilfe medical subsidy processing, payroll services (Bezügeabrechnung) for member municipalities via partner ekom21 and Beamtenversorgungskasse Kurhessen-Waldeck, and a real estate portfolio of 204 rental apartments and 10 commercial units. The organization is led by Director Armin Taube with a staff of 8 and operates as a not-for-profit entity funded through member contributions and Umlage assessments under a 20th-amendment Satzung effective 11 February 2025.

Technology infrastructure is conventional public-sector IT: a TYPO3 content management system hosted by Mittwald CM Service GmbH & Co. KG, with the 'Meine Beihilfe' mobile application launched 19 June 2023 to digitize medical subsidy claims, and integration with the federal Digital Rentenübersicht platform. There is no evidence of advanced AI/ML capability, proprietary models, or commercial productization of the data assets held.

The business model is non-commercial: KVD levies statutory contributions and administrative cost allocations on member municipalities and participating employers, who are legally obligated to participate within their assigned geography. Revenue mechanics are therefore contribution-driven rather than sales-driven, with no pricing flexibility and no churn risk in the conventional sense. The mandate is regional and bounded, with no expansion outside Hesse and adjacent Rhineland-Palatinate, and no M&A or investment activity typical of commercial financial-services entities.

Name

Versorgungskasse f. d. Beamten d. Gemeinden u. Gemeindeverbände in Darmstadt

Legal name

Kommunale Versorgungskasse Darmstadt

Website

https://vk-darmstadt.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kommunale Versorgungskasse Darmstadt (KVD) is a public-law municipal pension fund administering civil-servant pensions and supplementary occupational pensions for over 229,000 insured persons and ~58,000 pension recipients across 207 Hessian municipalities and 669 Zusatzversorgung members in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate, supplemented by Beihilfe, payroll, and real-estate services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Pension Administration

NAICS

Pension Funds (525110), Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds (5251), Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs) (92313)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Pensions & Retirement Benefits Administration (BPAIAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pensions, Benefits & Retirement Disbursements (FSAMAKAI), Employer Retirement Plan Advisory (401(k)/Pension) (FSAEABAE)

Keywords

• Civil servant pensions
• Supplementary pension schemes
• Public sector benefits
• Municipal pension fund
• Public employee benefits

Headquarters

HQ city

Darmstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Statutory Contributions from Member Municipalities: The organization is funded through contributions and administrative fees paid by its member municipalities and municipal associations. Beamtenversorgung covers 207 members with 3,588 pension beneficiaries and 3,064 active staff. Zusatzversorgung covers 669 members with over 112,574 active and 117,179 contribution-free insured persons plus 5,263 voluntary insurees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Kommunale Versorgungskasse Darmstadt is a public-law corporation that administers statutory civil-servant pensions (Beamtenversorgung) and supplementary occupational pensions (Zusatzversorgung) for employees of its member municipalities and municipal associations in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate. Beyond pension administration, it processes health subsidies (Beihilfe) for civil servants and their families, runs payroll and compensation accounting (Bezügeabrechnung) for public-sector employers, and provides residential property (Wohnungen) to public-sector tenants. The organisation operates an Extranet member portal and the "Meine Beihilfe" mobile app for digital claim submission and self-service.

Product overview

Versorgungskasse Darmstadt operates as a multi-service public-sector pension and benefits administration body organized as two distinct but co-located entities under one roof: the Kommunale Versorgungskasse Darmstadt (Beamtenversorgung) and the Zusatzversorgungskasse der Gemeinden und Gemeindeverbände in Darmstadt. Together they offer four integrated service lines: Beamtenversorgung (civil servant pension administration under Hessian and Rhineland-Palatinate law), Zusatzversorgung (supplementary occupational pension covering mandatory Pflichtversicherung, voluntary Freiwillige Versicherung, Riester-Rente, and Entgeltumwandlung), Beihilfe (health cost subsidies delivered via the Meine Beihilfe app), and Bezügeabrechnung (payroll services). An additional residential housing portfolio of 204 apartments and 10 commercial units rounds out the offering. The organization serves 207 employer-members with over 3,588 pension beneficiaries and approximately 3,064 active civil servants (Beamtenversorgung), and 669 employer-members with over 112,574 active and 117,179 contribution-free insured persons plus ~5,263 voluntary insurees and ~58,925 pension recipients (Zusatzversorgung).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beamtenversorgung (Civil-Servant Pension Administration)
• Zusatzversorgung (Supplementary Occupational Pension)
• Beihilfe (Health Subsidy Processing)
• Bezügeabrechnung (Payroll and Compensation Accounting)
• Wohnungen (Residential Property for Public-Sector Tenants)

Quantifiable outcome

• Manages pension obligations for 207 municipalities with over 3,588 pension beneficiaries and 3,064 active civil servants
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ekom21 GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for offering Bezügeabrechnung (payroll services) to Hessian members. ekom21 is a joint venture of KIV in Hessen and KGRZ Kassel, providing personnel payroll processing solutions. The Versorgungskasse Darmstadt offers this service in cooperation with ekom21.
• Beamtenversorgungskasse Kurhessen-WaldeckcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-provider of the Bezügeabrechnung service for Hessian members, working together with the Versorgungskasse Darmstadt and ekom21 GmbH.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Versorgungswerk der Landesärztekammer Hessen: Professional pension fund for physicians in Hesse, providing statutory professional pension benefits. Comparably structured as a Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts administering occupational pensions, but serving a single profession rather than municipal employees broadly.

Broad incumbents

• Bayerische Versorgungskammer: Germany's largest public-sector pension and benefits administrator, providing statutory pension and supplementary pension services to Bavarian civil servants and municipal employees. Directly comparable in service scope (Beamtenversorgung and Zusatzversorgung) but materially larger in scale and broader in product portfolio.
• Versorgungsanstalt des Bundes und der Länder (VBL): Federal and state-level supplementary pension provider (Zusatzversorgung) for public-sector employees across Germany. Directly comparable to the Versorgungskasse Darmstadt's Zusatzversorgungskasse in product design (Pflichtversicherung, Betriebsrente), though operating at national scale.
• Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund: National statutory pension insurance carrier that administers the gesetzliche Rente and operates the Digital Rentenübersicht portal into which the Versorgungskasse Darmstadt integrates. Complementary rather than directly competitive, but the closest national-level pension administrator and a critical ecosystem partner.

Direct peers

• Kommunale Versorgungskasse Westfalen-Lippe: Regional municipal pension corporation (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) administering Beamtenversorgung and Zusatzversorgung for municipalities in Westfalen-Lippe. Closest structural and functional analog to the Versorgungskasse Darmstadt.
• Niedersächsische Versorgungskasse: Lower Saxony's municipal pension and benefits administrator, providing civil-servant pension, supplementary pension, and Beihilfe services. Direct peer in statutory mandate and multi-line service delivery model.
• Rheinische Versorgungskasse: Regional municipal pension administrator for the Rhineland, offering Zusatzversorgung and related services to member municipalities. Highly comparable product mix (Pflichtversicherung, Freiwillige Versicherung, Riester) and member-based governance model.
• Zusatzversorgungskasse der Bayerischen Gemeinden: Bavaria's municipal supplementary pension fund providing Pflichtversicherung, Freiwillige Versicherung, and Betriebsrente to employees of Bavarian municipalities. Direct peer in product scope and member-employer coverage model.
• Beamtenversorgungskasse Kurhessen-Waldeck: Civil-servant pension fund for the Kurhessen-Waldeck region in northern Hesse. Already a named co-provider with the Versorgungskasse Darmstadt for Bezügeabrechnung services to Hessian members, and an explicit structural and functional peer in Beamtenversorgung.
• Kommunale Versorgungskasse Baden-Württemberg (KVBW): Municipal pension fund for Baden-Württemberg providing civil-servant pensions, supplementary pensions, and Beihilfe services. Direct peer in scope, geographic model (state-level statutory monopoly), and service mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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