Netherlands
Aviva Group companies have been operating in the Netherlands for well over 200 years and have recently been involved in some innovative and effective marketing campaigns designed to highlight the importance of insurance to young people.
Company history
Norwich Union Netherlands prospectus
1771
Assurantie Compagnie te Amsterdam, later part of Delta Lloyd, is established.
1790
Brandmaatschappij te Amsterdam, later part of Delta Lloyd, is established.
1804
Algemeene Brand-Garantie-Maatschaapij voor de stad Amsterdam, later part of Delta Lloyd, is established.
1806
Bataafsche-Brandwaarborg Maatschaapij (Bataafsche) van 1806, later part of Delta Lloyd, is established.
1807
Hollandsche Societeit van Levensverzekeringen (Hollandsche Societeit), later part of Delta Lloyd, is established. The company claims to be one of the very first life insurance businesses to draw up premium tables based on scientific calculations instead of charging speculative premium rates. A ship carrying 37,000 pounds of gunpowder explodes in Leyden, destroying the Rapenburg quarter. Hollandsche Societeit makes an ex gratia payment of 14,000 florins to the victims.
1808
Hollandsche Societeit refuses an application for a policy on the life of the Emperor Napoleon by a third party, considering it to be simply a wager policy on the life of a “crowned person”.
1809
Overijsselsche Onderlinge Brandwaarborg Maatschaapij (Overijsselsche), later part of Delta Lloyd, is established in Zwolle.
1843
Noord-Braband Begrafenisfonds of Waalwijk (Noord-Braband), later part of Delta Lloyd, is established to insure against burial costs.
1848
Maatschappij tot Nut van het Algemeen (Nuts), later part of Delta Lloyd, is established.
1853
De Nederlandsche Lloyd (Nedlloyd), later part of Delta Lloyd, is established.
Norwich Union Netherlands prospectus, 1919
1854
On May 11, the Northern Assurance Company Ltd, later part of the Commercial Union Assurance Company Ltd, appoints Edward Taylor of Hope & Company agent for Amsterdam.
1862
On March 6, the Northern appoints Dominique Verswyvel and Dr Jarques agent and medical officer for Antwerp.
1863
On April 9, the Northern appoints Messrs Trier Bros agent for Amsterdam. Commercial Union has appointed Messrs Harley & Glassencoe and Joseph de Kuper agents for Rotterdam. Arnhemsche Verekering Maatschappij NV, later part of Delta Lloyd, is established.
1866
BV Beleggings Maatschappij van de verzekeing Maatschappij Schiedam (Schiedam Van Insurance Company), later part of the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society, is established.
1868
On 29 October, the North British & Mercantile Insurance Company Ltd, later part of Commercial Union, appoints Mr J P E Freusel Weguer as general manager for Holland.
1869
On 23 January, North British & Mercantile signs a formal treaty with the Assurance Company of Amsterdam to acquire that company’s business in Prussia.
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1872
Norwich Union Fire appoints Messrs Boebert agent for Amsterdam.
1877
In October, the Northern appoints C M Tulleners agent for Rotterdam.
1883
The Railway Passengers Assurance Company Ltd, later part of Commercial Union, opens an agency in Amsterdam, its first overseas agency. By this date, Amsterdamsche Assurantie Associatie De Koepel NV (De Koepel), later part of Delta Lloyd, has been established.
1884
In October, the Northern appoints Van Buren Bros agent for Rotterdam. The City of London Marine Insurance Company Ltd, later part of Commercial Union, is now operating in Rotterdam and Amsterdam under Mr W Schütz.
1885
On 1 December, J M Bicker Caarten & Obreen is appointed marine agent for Commercial Union in the Netherlands. The Ocean Marine Insurance Company, later part of Commercial Union, appoints Tollenaar & Wegener marine agent in the Netherlands while the City of London Marine Insurance Company Ltd establishes an agency in Rotterdam under Mr W Stronck.
1887
On 26 July, Commercial Union appoints William Jacobus Havelock fire agent for Rotterdam. Levensverzekering-Maatschappij Aurora NV (Aurora), later part of Delta Lloyd, is established.
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1888
The Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation Ltd, later part of Commercial Union, opens its first European branch in Amsterdam.
1889
The Yorkshire Fire & Life Insurance Company, later part of the General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corporation Ltd appoints Koopman & Company agent for Amsterdam, the company’s first foreign agent. The South British Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand, later part of General Accident, is now represented by Blom & Van der Aa in Amsterdam and in Rotterdam by Gebrs Van Buren.
1890
Les Provinces Reuinis, later part of Commercial Union, begins operations in Holland. NV Algemeene Verzekering Maatschappij Diligentia van 1890’, later part of Delta Lloyd, is now established.
1891
The Norwich Union Life Insurance Society appoints Messrs Witkamp & Company agent for Amsterdam. The Scottish Union & National Insurance Company, later part of Norwich Union Fire, appoints Messrs De Groot & Rood as agent for Rotterdam and Messrs Reepmaker, Joosling & Van Eijk as agent for Amsterdam. In April, the Northern appoints Tulleners & Brummer agent for Rotterdam.
General Accident Netherlands Staff, 1929
1892
Amsterdamsche Maatschappij van Levensverzekeringen NV (Amstleven), later part of Delta Lloyd, is established as a life insurer. Commercial Union appoints Isaac Edward Havelaar agent for Rotterdam.
1895
Commercial Union appoints Blom & Van der Aa marine agent for Amsterdam.
1897
Norwich Union Fire appoints a new agent for Holland, Mr S J Schermer. Schermer will represent the company until 1966.
1899
The Yorkshire appoints Tulleners & Brummer agent for Rotterdam and Messrs Koopman & Company agent for Amsterdam.
1900
On July 18, the Yorkshire appoints L van Houkan agent for Rotterdam.
1906
General Accident establishes a branch in the Netherlands at 55 Fredericksplein in Amsterdam.
1909
Mr H J A Koopman is appointed manager for General Accident in Holland.
1911
On 1 November, Messrs Gustav J J Witt are appointed agent for fire business in Holland for the British General Insurance Company Ltd, later part of Commercial Union.
1912
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The Yorkshire extends operations in Holland to include accident insurance. Scottish Union & National appoints Seeuwen & Company agent for Rotterdam.
1913
Nationaal Spaarfonds NV, later part of Delta Lloyd, is established.
1914
Commercial Union appoints Tulleners & Brummer agent for Rotterdam.
1919
On 16 September, Commercial Union appoints Algemeen Assurantie Kantoor de Bas fire agent for The Hague. Norwich Union Fire is now represented by Spierenburg & Dreibeck and has offices at Van Boetzelaerlaan 85, The Hague.
1920s
Norwich Union Life closes its operations in the Netherlands.
1921
Scottish Union & National is represented by Van Eijk & Krookewit in Amsterdam.
1923
In July, the Northern appoints A C Fraser & Company agent for Rotterdam.
1924
The Yorkshire is now represented in Rotterdam by W Brummer and in Amsterdam by Sickler & Scheltema and by Messrs Koopman & Company (at Heerengracht 370).
1925
Onderlinge Ziektekostenverzekeringsfonds van Hogere Rijksambtenaren (Ohra), later part of Delta Lloyd, is established while the English Insurance Company Ltd begins operations in Holland.
1936
General Accident is now operating in the following cities in the Netherlands:
1950
General Accident has appointed J D Veldheer manager for Holland by this date.
1955
Arnhemsche Verekering Maatschaapij NV introduces legal aid insurance in Holland.
1956
General Accident is now based at Herengracht 573, Amsterdam.
1958
Hollandsche Societeit acquires Bataafsche while J C de Milde is General Accident manager for Holland. De Koepel, later part of Delta Lloyd, acquires Assurantie Compagnie te Amsterdam.
1961
Amstleven, later part of Delta Lloyd, acquires Arnhemsche.
1962
Norwich Union Fire acquires a 70% holding in the Schiedam Van Insurance Company.
1963
Hollandsche Societeit acquires De Koepel. Scottish Union & National maintains operations in the Netherlands.
1964
Nationaal Spaarfonds is acquired by Hollandsche Societeit, later part of Delta Lloyd, while Overijsselsche is acquired by Nedlloyd, which will also be acquired by Delta Lloyd.
1965
General Accident opens a new office on Museuk Square Amsterdam. Commercial Union appoints Messrs Blom & Van der Aa agent for Amsterdam at Prins Hendrikkade 33, PO Box 224. Nedlloyd acquires Onderlinge Boerenbrandwaarborg Maatschappij (OBBM).
1967
Nedlloyd acquires Aurora NV Levensvekering-Maatschappij.
1968
Amstleven and Hollandsche Societeit merge to form Delta, later part of Delta Lloyd.
1969
Delta acquires Noord-Braband. Later in the year, Delta merges with Nedlloyd to form Delta Lloyd Verzekeringsgroep NV, later part of Commercial Union. Norwich Union Fire fully acquires the Schiedam Van Insurance Company.
1971
General Accident appoints Mr B J Baskerville manager for the Netherlands. The General Accident offices are now at Johannes Vermeerstraat 9, Amsterdam. Overijsselsche Onderlinge Brandwaarborg Maatschappij changes its name to Delta Lloyd Landbouw Onderlinge Versekeringsmaatschappij. Assurantiekantoor Atlas BV, later part of General Accident, is established.
1973
On 1 September, Commercial Union acquires Delta Lloyd.
1975
Delta Lloyd purchases new premises at De Omval in Amsterdam
1990
Schiedam Van changes its name to NU Schadeverzekering.
1991
General Accident acquires Assurantiekantoor Atlas BV.
1992
Delta Lloyd is amalgamated with the newly established Bank Centrade NV.
1994
Nuts merges with Ohra to form Nuts Ohra. NU Schadeverzekering is sold to Royal Nederland.
1997
Nuts Ohra acquires the General Accident business in the Netherlands.
1999
Delta Lloyd merges with Nuts Ohra to form Delta Lloyd Nuts Ohra.
2002
On 1 January, Delta Lloyd Nuts Ohra NV changes its name to Delta Lloyd NV.
2003
Delta Lloyd establishes ABN AMRO Insurances, a joint venture with ABN AMRO Bank.
2006
Delta Lloyd insures the construction and risks of Q7, the offshore wind farm being built some 25 kilometres off the Dutch coast at IJmuiden. It is the only Dutch insurance company with the necessary expertise to insure this specialised project. Ohra enters the virtual world, offering customers a general and liability insurance package on Eccky, an online life simulation game in which people raise a virtual baby. The move is part of a project to highlight the importance of insurance to young customers and to experiment with different methods of communicating with future customers.
2007
The Delta Lloyd Group announces plans to acquire the Erasmus Groep BV, based in Rotterdam, from Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG, which is based in Stuttgart, Germany.
