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De Goudse to pay €12.5 million in compensation to policyholders
Dutch insurer De Goudse will compensate customers with controversial investment-linked policies under a settlement over the policies.
The insurer has set aside about €12.5 million for the payments.
The agreement was reached in January 2025 with consumer groups and claims organisations, but it could proceed only if 90% of affected customers accepted their personal offers.
That threshold has now been reached, allowing payments to move ahead.
The claims administrator says completing them could take three to six months.
The number of policyholders sharing the money has not been disclosed.
Settlements have also been reached with several of the Netherlands’ largest insurers, while consumer groups are still pursuing compensation from smaller firms.
De Goudse will pay about €12.5 million in compensation to customers with unit-linked insurance policies.
The payment follows an agreement with consumer and claims organisations reached in January 2025.
The settlement could proceed once 90% of affected customers accepted their personal offers, and that threshold has now been met.
Payments can begin, but completing the process may take three to six months.
De Goudse has not said how many policyholders will share the compensation.
- Who
- De Goudse and its affected policyholders.
- What
- De Goudse will pay about €12.5 million in compensation under a settlement.
- When
- The settlement was reached in January 2025; the acceptance threshold has now been met.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- To compensate customers with unit-linked insurance policies.
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De Goudse reached a compensation agreement with the Consumers’ Association and claims organisations.
The required 90% of affected policyholders have accepted their personal settlement offers.
ConsumentenClaim can begin paying out compensation.
- Compensation
- About €12.5 million
- Required acceptance rate
- 90% of affected policyholders
- Agreement reached
- January 2025
- Estimated payout process
- Three to six months
What people are saying
We are glad that the participants are satisfied with their personal offers. For these consumers, a long-running case is finally coming to an end.
The process will not be completed by tomorrow. It may still take three to six months before everything is finalised.