Monuta
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| legal form | Public company (Netherlands) |
| founding | 1923 |
| Seat | Apeldoorn , the Netherlands |
| management | Quinten Fraai ( CEO ), Oliver Suhre ( General Representative Germany) |
| Number of employees | about 600 |
| sales | 330 million euros (2017) |
| Branch | Funeral provisions , insurance |
| Website | www.monuta.de |
Monuta is a Dutch insurance group with headquarters in Apeldoorn . The company was founded in 1923 and is the market leader in funeral provision in the Netherlands with around 1.5 million customers. Since 2007 Monuta has also been represented in Germany, where the insurance company looks after around 100,000 customers. In total, the company manages insured capital of around 6.5 billion euros.
Origin and company history
Early modern times: pre-forms of death benefit insurance
The company's roots go back to the Dutch craft guilds of the 17th and 18th centuries, which were already familiar with an early form of death benefit insurance . The guild rules stipulated that members in need were granted economic aid. If a guild member died, a proper funeral was organized and the bereaved were financially supported. Special funeral coffers were set up to finance funerals . When the guilds disappeared, the money was put in special funeral funds .
20th century
In the course of the worldwide labor movement , the Dutch workers' association Patrimonium took up the solidarity-based ideas of the guilds again in 1923 . The association founded the Apeldoornsche Begrafenisvereeniging (i.e. Apeldoornsche Funeral Association) to enable citizens to have a dignified burial regardless of their social position. In 1955 the association was transferred to the non-profit Monuta Stichting (i.e. Monuta Foundation). At that time the name of the company was created, which is derived from the Latin saying "Mors (est) ianua vitae" ("Death is the gateway to life"). Monuta was later transformed into today's stock corporation Monuta Verzekeringen NV , whose shares are fully held by Monuta Stichting .
21st century
Monuta has had a branch in Düsseldorf since 2007 . In 2018, Monuta's death benefit insurance was recognized by Focus Money . In the Netherlands, the funeral home now operates around 100 branches, each of which has a funeral home. The company also has seven of its own crematoria and three of its own cemeteries . In 2017 Monuta carried out over 20,000 burials.
Products
Monuta offers death benefit insurance , funeral provisions and legal provisions as part of bereavement provision.
Death benefit insurance
A private death benefit insurance is paid out to the bereaved in the event of death in order to finance the funeral and memorial service. At Monuta, insurance can be taken out with or without a health check . It includes free child co-insurance and worldwide insurance protection including repatriation from abroad.
Funeral provision
As part of the funeral care, Monuta offers the organization of funerals. Customers can set funeral requests using a funeral directive.
Legal provision
In the area of sector pension Monuta provides legally tested pension documents such as wills or preventive powers on. The documents can be stored in a legally secure manner.
Social Commitment
Under the name Monuta Helpt (Monuta helps), the company supports initiatives in the field of care for the elderly , palliative care and the care of surviving dependents . In 2017, over 200,000 euros were awarded for corresponding projects. The company also sponsors the Aktion Mensch social lottery , whose seal it bears.
Trivia
- In the Netherlands, Monuta is also known as the royal funeral home .
- During the MH17 disaster in 2014, Monuta organized the repatriation of the deceased and the memorial service for the relatives.
Web links
- Monuta website (in German)
- Monuta website (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ “Monuta with new management” on Versicherungsmagazin.de (accessed on January 18, 2019).
- ↑ a b c d Annual Report 2017 by Monuta (Dutch, accessed December 18, 2018)
- ↑ "About Monuta" on the website of Monuta (German retrieved on 18 January 2019).
- ↑ The historical roots of death benefit insurance on the website of the Museum Tot zover Nederland Uitvaart Museum (Dutch, accessed December 18, 2018).
- ↑ Company history on the Monuta website (Dutch, accessed December 18, 2018).
- ↑ "Monuta receives Focus Money Award" on the Monuta website (in German, accessed on December 18, 2018).
- ↑ Monuta Insurance on netzsieger.de (accessed on January 18, 2019).
- ↑ Monuta Helpt Annual Report 2017 (Dutch, accessed January 18, 2019).
- ↑ "About Monuta" on the website of Monuta (German retrieved on 18 January 2019).
- ^ "State funeral" on Monuta's website (Dutch, accessed December 18, 2018).
- ^ "Special Funerals Team" on Monuta's website (Dutch, accessed December 18, 2018).