Japan open to tourists – Foreign tourists are allowed to enter Japan again after a period of two years from 10 June. However, there are strict conditions attached to this. For example, you are only allowed to enter the country if you are continuously accompanied by a guide, reports the Japanese tourist office. The Asian […]
Cabinet wants more transparency about health insurance, Health insurers that offer so-called collectivities must now clearly show on which policy they are based and what this policy costs. Minister Bruno Bruins (Public Health) announced this on Thursday. For example, it must become clear to consumers whether the discounts with which health insurers advertise are really […]
Number of health insurance defaulters down slightly, Nearly 230,000 people aged eighteen or older had not paid health insurance premiums for six months or more at the end of last year. That is 1.7 percent of the payers. There has been a downward trend since the 2.2 percent non-paying of 2014. “The downward trend among […]
CZ increases healthcare premium by 8.55 euros per month, The premium of cz’s basic insurance increases by 8.55 euros per month, bringing it to 124.80 euros. This is an increase of 7.4 percent compared to last year’s premium. CZ says Friday that the premium would be higher if it is calculated on the basis of […]
Healthcare authority takes a closer look at donations when switching, The Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa) is investigating whether healthcare providers can offer gifts and money if a patient switches to another health insurer, the agency reports on Monday. The reason for this is advertisements in which healthcare providers give their patients a mobile phone or […]
Insurance premiums Menzis and VGZ rise less than expected, The health care premiums of the basic insurances of Menzis and VGZ will increase in 2019. However, prices are rising less rapidly than the government had predicted. The Menzis premium increases by 3 euros to 122 euros per month. The health insurer with about 2.2 million […]
ABP Pension Fund pays out nearly 3 billion euros in performance bonuses, ABP, the largest pension fund in the Netherlands, pays out 2.8 billion euros to so-called private equity houses. This is evident from the annual report of the fund, to which one in six Dutch people is affiliated. In conversation with us, Ceo Harmen […]
Supplementary health insurance not at risk, The sustainability of supplementary health insurance is not under pressure, as De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) stated last month, writes Minister for Medical Care and Sport Bruno Bruins in a letter to Parliament on Tuesday. According to DNB, Dutch people only take out an additional care policy if they expect […]
Basic health insurance, All health insurers announced their health care premiums for 2022 on Monday. Not one insurer has reduced its premium for next year. However, two insurers keep their premiums the same, namely Promovendum and Besured. The four largest insurers Zilveren Kruis (Achmea), VGZ, CZ and Menzis increase the premiums of their basic insurance […]
get a lot of money back from the taxes, Until May 1, you could file a tax return. Even though the period of filing a tax return is over, there is still a way to ask for money back: resources. How does that actually work? And is it also interesting for you to resource? If […]
