The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Financial Services Financial And Insurance Activities Insurance, Reinsurance And Pension Funding, Except Compulsory Social Security 65 - Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security
3,200 - 4,000 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
4 December 2013
Employment effect (start)
4 December 2013
Foreseen end date
4 December 2017
Description
On 4 December 2013, the Dutch insurance company Achmea announced plans to reduce its workforce by 4,000 positions over the next three years as the company seeks to increase its focus on the provision of online services. Most of the job losses will be in the Netherlands. The company is, however, not ruling out the need for compulsory redundancies. Achmea, which is the largest Dutch insurer, currently employs around 21,000 staff worldwide, 17,000 of them in the Netherlands.
Sources
4 December 2013: Bloomberg
4 December 2013: Achmea (press release)
4 December 2013: Reuters
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Achmea, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 76293, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76293.
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