Once again a.s.r. sole insurer holding Step 1 of the Performance Ladder More Social Entrepreneurship
On average, a.s.r. employs more people with a distance to the labour market than at other organisations of the same size. a.s.r. also encourages suppliers and contractors to engage in social entrepreneurship. Through these efforts, a.s.r. retains Step 1 on the PSO, which a.s.r. has achieved as the only insurer in the Netherlands since January 2020.
The Performance Ladder More Social Entrepreneurship’s goal is to help more people with a distance to the labour market find work. In line with the role of a.s.r. as a sustainable employer, people with a distance to the labour market are deployed for a maximum of 2 years on assignments within a.s.r. via the Participation Desk, part of HR. This gives them time to gain work experience and develop employee skills. The aim is to then have them flow into a permanent position.
a.s.r. has retained Step 1 by hiring or keeping more people with a vulnerable labour market position at work in the past 2 years. Currently 49 colleagues from this target group are working at a.s.r., with the ambition to reach 70 by 2026. In addition, a.s.r. currently has a larger indirect contribution than 2 years ago, as a.s.r. has tightened up its purchasing policy: organisations a.s.r. cooperates with must be able to demonstrate their commitment to people with a vulnerable labour market position.
Jolanda Sappelli, HR director: ‘We are pleased that, given the difficult corona period, we have been able to provide an increased number of employees with a distance to the labour market an opportunity at a.s.r. The PSO quality mark emphasises what we stand for and what we do at a.s.r.: offer equal opportunities to all in the labour market.’
Information on PSO
The Performance Ladder More Social Entrepreneurship (Prestatieladder Socialer Ondernemen) is a measuring instrument of TNO that objectively determines the extent to which an organisation is doing business in a more social way. But it is also a quality mark. The aim of the PSO is to help more people at a distance from the labour market find a permanent, high-quality job. PSO organisations do this by facilitating workplaces within their own organisation. In addition, PSO-certified organisations also encourage their suppliers and contractors to do business in a more social way. For more information about PSO, go to www.pso-nederland.nl.
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2 Oct 2023Employers’ merger of a.s.r. and Aegon Nederland completedOn 1 October 2023, the legal merger of ASR Nederland N.V. (a.s.r.) and Aegon Nederland N.V. (Aegon Nederland) was completed. This means that as a business and an employer, Aegon Nederland has been merged with a.s.r. The legal merger, also known as the employers’ merger, creates one of the largest insurers in the Netherlands, with some 9,600 employees.
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2 Oct 2023Achmea Bank acquires mortgages from a.s.r. up to an amount of 1 billion annuallyAchmea Bank and a.s.r. reached an agreement to continue their cooperation in the mortgage field for three years. Each month during this period, Achmea Bank will acquire newly originated mortgages with a short-term fixed-interest period from a.s.r., up to an amount of €1 billion annually. In the new agreement, Aegon Asset Management will be acting as the relationship manager for Achmea Bank.
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28 Sep 2023a.s.r. goes to Supreme Court on ruling in collective proceeding on three Aegon Nederland productsa.s.r. is appealing to the Dutch Supreme Court following the ruling of the Court of Appeal of The Hague, in a case concerning Vermogensplan, Koersplan and Fundplan, three investment insurance products offered by Aegon Nederland.