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Zilveren Kruis

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Dutch health insurance company (e. 1949)

Zilveren Kruis (Silver Cross) is a Dutch health insurance company, based in Leiden, which was founded in 1949. It is part of the Achmea group which was created in 1995 when it merged with the Avéro-Centraal Beheer Group. The Ziekenhuis Sint Jansdal, in Harderwijk, warned patients with the company's Basic Budget policy at the end of 2016 that their care was not covered after the bankruptcy of the MC IJsselmeer hospital in Lelystad.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Achmea in Leiden
Photo: Biccie, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Zilveren Kruis (Silver Cross) is a Dutch health insurance company, based in Leiden, which was founded in 1949. It is part of the Achmea group which was created in 1995 when it merged with the Avéro-Centraal Beheer Group.2

Timeline

  1. 1949Founded Founded1

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