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2018
10
July
2018
| 08:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Roelof Konterman (61), vice-chairman of the Executive Board (EB) of Achmea will leave Achmea by the end of 2018. After 36 years of service, of which more than five years as a member of the Executive Board, he steps down to focus more on supervisory
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21
June
2018
| 08:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Achmea has signed an agreement with Fairfax Financial, a Canadian holding company, to jointly provide a fully digital property and casualty insurance proposition under the new Onlia brand. A unique home and auto insurance offering in Canada will be
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05
June
2018
| 08:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Achmea announced today that it will partner with Zurich Insurance Group (‘Zurich’) to improve business efficiency using self-service-enabling technology of InShared, the digital insurer of Achmea. InShared’s IT-platform is fully
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01
June
2018
| 08:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Insurance group Achmea announces the closing of the sale of Irish life assurance company Friends First to Aviva group plc. All the required regulatory approvals for the transaction have been received. Following these approvals the transfer of the
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24
May
2018
| 07:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Achmea hosts its annual Capital Markets Day today. Willem van Duin, Chairman of the Executive Board, starts the day with a presentation on the strategy of the group until 2020, called ‘Delivering Together’. Thereafter, a presentation on
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16
February
2018
| 17:45 Europe/Amsterdam
The General Meeting of Shareholders of Achmea has appointed mr. Jan van den Berg (53) as a member of the Supervisory Board of Achmea. With the appointment of Van den Berg a vacancy in the Supervisory Board is filled which was created by the
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02
February
2018
| 17:45 Europe/Amsterdam
The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Achmea has today approved the proposal of the Executive Board of Achmea to repurchase ordinary shares for an amount of 100 million euros. The recently announced agreement on the sale of Friends
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2017
14
November
2017
| 08:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Dutch cooperative financial group Achmea has agreed the sale of its Irish life assurance company, Friends First to Aviva group plc. As part of the agreement, Achmea will transfer its entire shareholding in Friends First Life Assurance Company to
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07
September
2017
| 16:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Achmea has appointed Caspar van Haaften as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of its Turkish insurance company Eureko Sigorta. On October 1st 2017, Van Haaften will succeed Constantino Mousinho who will take up the role of Director of Finance and
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21
April
2017
| 11:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Achmea has appointed René Scholten as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of its Slovakian insurance company Union, pending regulatory approval. On May 1st 2017, Scholten will succeed Ryan Florijn, who held the position of CFO at Union for three
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2016
07
October
2016
| 11:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Athens / Zeist – Yiannis Kantoros has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Interamerican, Achmea's insurance company in Greece, effective 15 November 2016. Mr. Kantoros will take over the position of the current CEO of
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28
April
2016
| 10:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Mr. George Kotsalos is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer at Interamerican Greece during the course of this year. The year in which he turns 65. The Board and George Kotsalos agreed to this in mutual understanding. Mr. Kotsalos will stay in
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2015
09
October
2015
| 11:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Michal Špaňár has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Union, Achmea's insurance company in Slovakia, effective October 12, 2015. Mr. Špaňár brings more than 15 years of relevant industry experience, having
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29
January
2015
| 09:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Zeist – Achmea B.V. has successfully priced the issuance of €750,000,000 of Subordinated Notes (the “Notes”). The transaction received broad interest primarily from European institutional investors with an order-book
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2014
28
October
2014
| 15:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Achmea has appointed Uco Vegter (44) as the new chairman of its division Internationa, effective 1 January 2015. He succeeds David Sanderse, who will leave the company in the course of 2015.Uco Vegter is currently CFO of Exide Life Insurance in
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10
September
2014
| 08:00 Europe/Amsterdam
The Dutch insurer Achmea sold the Oranta Insurance Company to the Russian Insurance Group Companion. The sale comprises the transfer of all the shares of Oranta - a 100% subsidiary of Achmea - to Companion. The transaction was approved by the
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21
July
2014
| 15:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Like the rest of the country Achmea’s board and employees were also horrified after last Thursday’s plane crash in Ukraine. We wish family, friends and relatives much strength in the weeks and months to come. In times of disaster we find
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05
June
2014
| 16:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Award December 2012 In 2007 the Slovak Republic introduced a number of measures which severely restricted the property rights of the owners of private health insurance companies. Subsequently, Achmea, owner of Slovak health insurer Union,
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17
April
2014
| 10:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Over the coming months three new CFO’s will be appointed within Achmea’s Division International, pending regulatory approval. As of May 1st, Constantino Mousinho will be appointed to the CFO position at Eureko Sigorta in Turkey. As
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11
April
2014
| 09:05 Europe/Amsterdam
The Achmea Executive Board has appointed Can Akın Çağlar as CEO of Eureko Sigorta, Achmea’s Turkish subsidiary, starting 1 May 2014 pending regulatory approval. He succeeds Okan Utkueri who fulfilled the position for more than seven
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07
January
2014
| 23:00 Europe/Amsterdam
On 30 December 2013 Achmea and Euroins Insurance Group closed the sale of Achmea's Bulgarian insurance companies Interamerican Non Life and Interamerican Life.​The sale, announced on 21 August 2013, concerned the transfer of the Bulgarian
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2013
18
December
2013
| 23:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Achmea sold the loan portfolio of Friends First Ireland to CarVal Investors and Finance Ireland an Irish financial service provider. The transaction was finalised today. No third party or regulatory approval of the transaction was needed.Friends
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25
November
2013
| 23:00 Europe/Amsterdam
​Dutch based insurance company Achmea is partnering with Rabobank in its international strategy. Achmea acquired a license from the regulators, to sell insurance in Australia. Under the brand name 'Achmea Australia' the Sydney based branch
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24
November
2013
| 23:00 Europe/Amsterdam
​Achmea sold AIIL (Achmea Insurance Ireland Limited) to CBL Corporation Ltd, the parent company of CBL Insurance, an international insurance group based in New Zealand. The transaction was finalised today. The deal has been approved by the Central
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13
November
2013
| 23:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Okan Utkueri has decided to step down as CEO of Eureko Sigorta with effect from 1st March 2014. Okan Utkueri has been working in this position for more than seven years, with great energy and commitment. He has been instrumental in directing the
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20
August
2013
| 22:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Achmea and Euroins Insurance Group signed a transaction agreement concerning Achmea's Bulgarian insurance companies Interamerican Non Life and Interamerican Life. The agreement refers to the transfer of the Bulgarian insurance activities of
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22
May
2013
| 22:00 Europe/Amsterdam
A Luxembourg court ordered the setting aside of EUR 29.5 million in Slovak funds seized by Dutch insurer Achmea, owner of Union zdravotná poisťovňa. The money - now lodged in various bank accounts in Luxembourg – is to be deposited in a
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22
April
2013
| 22:00 Europe/Amsterdam
With effect from 1 May 2013 Kosta Cholakov (41) has decided to step down as CEO of Interamerican Bulgaria. Cholakov found a new challenge with KBC Group where, pending regulatory approval, he will become CEO of DZI Insurance in Bulgaria. Vice
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05
February
2013
| 23:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Today Dutch insurer Achmea gave a Notice of Arbitration to the government of the Slovak Republic. The notice opens a new arbitration procedure between Achmea and the Slovak Republic with regard to the plans of the Slovak government to expropriate
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28
January
2013
| 23:00 Europe/Amsterdam
​Achmea and Aegon signed a transaction agreement concerning Achmea's Life Insurance and Pension portfolios in Romania. The agreement refers to the transfer of the Romanian businesses which is expected to be executed in the second half of 2013.
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