Posts tagged Insurance from the Learn Dutch For Expats team.
Two Dutch healthcare terms cause endless confusion: eigen risico and eigen bijdrage. Here is the difference, the 385 euro figure, and which bills you actually pay.
A dispute with a landlord, employer or webshop? A rechtsbijstandverzekering or the free Juridisch Loket can help. Here is what's covered, the catch, and the vocab.
A bump with a bike or car means the Europees schadeformulier. Here is how to fill out the Dutch accident form correctly, who signs, and where to send it.
In the Netherlands adult dental care isn't in your basic insurance, a surprise that costs. Here is how the tandarts works, what's covered, and the vocab.
Dutch dental care isn't in your basic insurance, and big treatments come with a begroting (estimate). Here is how to read the dental quote, the costs, and what's covered.
Dutch health insurance is mandatory and full of jargon: basisverzekering, eigen risico, aanvullend, zorgtoeslag. Here is the plain-English glossary that demystifies it.
Charged for care you thought was insured? That's eigen risico, the Dutch health deductible. Here is what it costs in 2026, what it covers, and what it never touches.