Depuis 25 ans, Materialise développe des applications innovantes pour le secteur médical et industriel. Aujourd’hui, l’entreprise technologique de Louvain est leader du marché de l’impression 3D, avec plus de 900 employés et un chiffre d’affaires de 63 millions d’euros.
Dans le secteur médical, la réputation de Materialise est déjà bien établie. L’entreprise a fait la une de l’actualité en assistant les chirurgiens qui ont réalisé la première greffe de visage en Belgique. Pour l’opération, Materialise a mis au point une planification chirurgicale 3D et des instruments spécifiques au patient.
« Je ne gère pas mon entreprise pour optimiser mon patrimoine, mais pour rendre le monde meilleur grâce à nos produits », déclare le CEO, Fried Vancraen. « Une société ne peut entreprendre de façon multidimensionnelle que si elle peut compter sur des solutions d’assurance durables. »
Vanbreda Risk & Benefits a répertorié les risques de Materialise et conçu un package d’assurances (hospitalisation, accidents du travail, pension et auto) pour les collaborateurs de l’entreprise actifs dans le monde entier.
Multi Masters Group offers a wide range of facility services to companies and organizations throughout Belgium. Thanks to their total solutions – from cleaning and technical maintenance to security, safety, mobility, and catering – clients can fully focus on their core activities.
The figures are unmistakable: incapacity for work is a growing challenge in Belgium. Over half a million people have been off work for more than a year, putting our country near the top of the European table when it comes to long-term inactivity due to illness. This trend was examined during the recent Vanbreda symposium on work incapacity. The message was clear: it’s time for a carefully considered and positive approach in which employers have a key role to play.
109 billion euros. That’s how much money had been accumulated in acquired pension reserves in this country as of 1 January 2024. This Pillar 2 pension savings pot is managed by two types of pension institution. According to the FSMA sector report, insurers manage 88 billion euros, while the remaining 21 billion euros is managed by institutions for occupational retirement provision (referred to as pension funds from now on). Fewer companies are opting for their own pension fund. Increasingly, a multi-employer pension fund is chosen instead. How can we explain this development and what are its advantages?
On 31 January 2025, the federal government concluded a coalition agreement. Below we set out the key measures* in the reforms that the government wants to implement in connection with the second pension pillar.