More than 90% of customers consent: unit-linked policies agreement is now final

Achmea announces today the finalisation of the unit-linked policies agreement with interest groups. More than 90% of the affiliated policyholders have accepted their individual compensation offer. This now gives the affected customers clarity and a suitable resolution.

In February 2024, Achmea reached an agreement with interest groups Consumentenclaim, Woekerpolis.nl, Woekerpolisproces, Wakkerpolis and the Dutch Consumers’ Association regarding compensation for unit-linked policies that were sold in the Netherlands by Avéro Achmea, Centraal Beheer, FBTO, Interpolis and their legal predecessors. This agreement depended on a 90% acceptance rate among the affiliated policyholders who received an individual compensation proposal in recent months. Now that this acceptance rate has been reached, the agreement is final. As a consequence, the collective legal proceeding initiated by the interest groups against Achmea will be terminated. The interest groups will also no longer initiate any new lawsuits. 

The cost of the agreement will be covered by a provision that was established earlier. Additionally, an extra provision was created at that time for special cases involving individuals who are not affiliated with any of the interest groups and who have not previously received compensation. These individuals can apply until 1 April 2026, after which the applications will be assessed.  

For more information about the 2024 agreement, please visit: https://news.achmea.nl/achmea-reaches-final-agreement-on-unit-linked-insurance-policies-with-interest-groups/