Vanbreda acquires part of the insurance portfolio of Driesassur in Antwerp
Vanbreda Risk & Benefits acquires a substantial part of the insurance portfolio of Driesassur in Antwerp. Driesassur is a leading insurance broker in the diamond and jewellery trade, and additionally offers the more traditional insurance…
Read moreVanbreda strengthens its position in West Flanders through Soenen Verzekeringskantoor
Vanbreda Risk & Benefits has acquired Soenen Verzekeringen, which has offices in Poperinge, Ypres and Roeselare. Soenen Verzekeringen specializes in insurance for companies mainly in the SME market. “This partnership once again enables us to…
Read moreCorporate Loss Prevention Manual: comprehensive fire prevention in a single document
Companies with several branches - which may also be based in different countries - sometimes show a lack of uniformity in their approach to fire prevention. Vanbreda can assist these companies with the use of…
Read moreVanbreda Risk & Benefits Once Again Awarded ‘Gold Label’ for Best Managed Company
Vanbreda Risk & Benefits has been proclaimed Best Managed Company by Deloitte for the fifth year running. “We are very proud to have been awarded the Gold Label again. Our recognition as Best Managed Company,…
Read moreUse factoring to boost your liquidity
Late or non-payment of outstanding invoices puts entrepreneurs at risk of liquidity problems. Factoring can offer an excellent solution for this common problem. How exactly does this technique work? Who is it suitable for? And…
Read moreImpact of the increase of the statutory pension ceiling on your supplementary pension plan
As part of the pension reform, the federal government decided last year to increase the wage ceiling used for calculating the statutory pension. What does this mean specifically for your supplementary pension plan?
Read moreSectoral salary increases and their positive outcome on employees’ benefits package
The Interprofessional Agreement 2021-2022 provides the sectors with a 0.4% margin for wage cost development. Most sectors are still examining how to implement this wage standard and which freedoms they will give companies in this…
Read moreGrowing Popularity of Outpatient Care Plans – Importance of a Sound Comparison
Outpatient care plans for employees have gained popularity in Belgium in recent years. In 10 years’ time the number of employers offering an outpatient or dental care plan has doubled. More and more employers are…
Read morePhishing: be aware and train your staff
Forget the spelling mistakes, strange layouts and outdated logos, phishers have learned their lesson and are now imitating websites so well that even specialists have to look twice. How then are non-professionals supposed to deal…
Read moreDatabase of Supplementary Pensions (DB2P): calculating the 2021 Wijninckx contributions
Introduced in 2012, the Wijninckx contribution is a special social security contribution that targets the creation of high supplementary pensions for employees and the self-employed. The definitive arrangements for the Wijninckx contribution have been in…
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