DAK-Gesundheit: Stable contribution and strong performance

14.12.2014 21:29

Board of Directors also decides to merge with Shell BKK/LIFE

DAK-Gesundheit is entering the new year with a stable contribution and strong performance. The Board of Directors has decided on an unchanged contribution rate of 15.5 percent for 2015, which is exactly in line with the trend in statutory health insurance. The board of directors also sealed the merger of Germany's third largest health insurance company with Shell BKK/LIFE.

“Despite increasing spending in the health sector, we continue to offer our approximately five million members a stable contribution and strong benefits,” says Hans Bender, Chairman of the DAK Board of Directors. For example, in anticipation of the new Prevention Act, DAK-Gesundheit is already covering the costs of extended preventive examinations for school children and young people, thereby closing a crucial gap. “We gained a good 110,000 new customers with our service and offers in 2014.”

In order to strengthen its good position in the market, the replacement fund has been relying on growth through mergers for years. As of 2015, Shell BKK/LIFE has been part of DAK-Gesundheit. “With this merger, we are expanding our expertise in corporate health management,” explains DAK CEO Herbert Rebscher. “Not least because of demographic change, we support companies in taking a proactive approach to the health of their employees. Combined with a nationwide presence and a comprehensive supply concept, we offer our customers real added value.”