a.s.r. optimises product range and discontinues ZZP Pension
a.s.r. works continuously to optimise its products and services. For this reason, ZZP Pension will be discontinued from the end of 2022. As an alternative, a.s.r. offers the ‘Personal Pension’. This is an annuity investment account that allows customers to build up pension favourably from a tax point of view. ZZP Pension customers have already been informed about this.
The current ZZP Pension has a portfolio of approximately 4,500 customers and a volume of EUR 130 million in assets under management. a.s.r. is discontinuing ZZP Pension as it no longer meets a.s.r.’s sustainability requirements. In addition, due to a change in the accounting system, the service can no longer be provided in its current form.
ZZP Pension customers have received a letter and an email stating that the product will cease to exist on 31 December 2022. It also tells them what options they have for their accrued annuity capital. One of the possibilities is to switch to the new ‘Personal Pension’ that will be available from 1 October this year, but customers can also choose to commute their accrued capital or to purchase an annuity from a.s.r. New customers will also be able to take advantage of the ‘Personal Pension’ from 1 January 2023.
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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.