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Life cover

Your family protected, arranged with care.

Life cover pays your loved ones a fixed amount if you die within the term. We advise on your insurance. We take on the tax that follows. Recently arrived or leaving again? We look at your situation first.

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Written by
Kim van der Bijl
Reviewed by
Tim van HulstSenior Mortgage Advisor
Updated 9 November 2026
Several insurerscompared for your situation
One point of contactcover fully arranged
English and Dutchfrom the first call
Aftercare includedreviewed when your life changes

How it protects

What life cover pays out, and when

Life insurance pays your loved ones a fixed amount if you die within the policy term. Dutch insurers call this cover an overlijdensrisicoverzekering or ORV for short. The cover can stay level or decrease with your mortgage. Decreasing cover is cheaper. Level cover protects your income. You work out the right amount together, including who receives the payout. The amount takes into account your survivor's pension and Anw payment, the Dutch state survivor benefit. For recent arrivals, we first check which of these benefits apply. You also bring in cover you already hold abroad. That protects your family instead of surprising them. The right setup can keep the payout out of your estate.

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When life cover matters

Most people arrange life cover at one of these moments.

Buying

I'm buying a home

Your lender may ask for cover with the mortgage, fitted to the loan. See our [mortgage advice page](/en/mortgage/mortgage-advice) too.

Family

I have a young family

If your income stops, theirs shouldn't. Cover calculated to match what your family needs.

Partners

We're not married

The policy setup decides who receives what, and what the tax office takes. Worked through with you, and recorded. With crosswise cover, you pay the premium on your partner's life yourself. The payout then often stays outside Dutch inheritance tax.

Moving

I'm moving countries

Foreign policies don't always cover a Dutch life. What travels with you, checked for you.

How it works

Covered in four steps.

No obligation

Comparing insurers

We compare premiums and cover shapes across insurers for you.

You leave with A proposal you approve before anything is arranged.

Health declaration guidance

You get help with the health declaration and with setting up the payout.

You leave with Cover that pays out the way you intended.
Ongoing

Advice and arrangement

Your advisor completes the advice. Our associated company A&H Finance then arranges the insurance and takes it out with you. Your advisor reviews your cover with you when your life changes.

You leave with One contact guides you through the handover.

Discover which cover protects your family.

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Your advisor

Talk to Kim van der Bijl

A real person looks at your mortgage, family and future, and treats the subject with care.

We give the insurance advice. The application and closing run through our associated company. Do you have a complaint about the advice? Raise it with us first. If we cannot agree, you can take it to Kifid, the Dutch financial complaints body. A Kifid ruling is binding.

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Direct online vs guided advice

Buying direct online
With guided adviceOur way
Fit
Buying direct onlineThe cheapest premium is not the same as the right amount
With guided adviceCover amount matched to your mortgage and family.
Setup
Buying direct onlineNobody explains the health declaration questions to you.
With guided advicePayout structure checked for your partner and for tax.
Explanation
Buying direct onlineNobody checks who actually receives the payout
With guided advicePlain English, your advisor explains the cover before you decide.
Aftercare
Buying direct onlineYour cover is never reviewed again
With guided adviceReviewed when life changes.

One contact, your whole picture

Life cover arranged alongside your mortgage. We handle your tax return. Life cover rarely stands alone.

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Buying with a mortgage

Arranging your mortgage? Your life cover is fitted to the loan before completion. One conversation, both sorted.

MortgageLife cover
ResultArranged in one go
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A growing family

Growing your family while we handle your Dutch tax return? We arrange your cover alongside it.

Tax returnLife cover
ResultArranged alongside your tax return

What internationals say

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Super service from start to finish. I can recommend it to anyone who has moved abroad. All questions are answered almost immediately and the collaboration was very pleasant.

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Pommeke
Emigration tax · March 2025
Translated from Dutch

Great support all around, very flexible and suypportive in explaining the whole process.

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Olivier Campagna
TaxSavers experience · February 2026

Excellent customer service, quick response time, friendly, professional. Fair fees for the service provided. Highly recommended.

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Life insurance questions, answered straight

Is life insurance mandatory in the Netherlands?
No law requires it, and an NHG mortgage no longer requires life cover since 2018. NHG is the Dutch national mortgage guarantee. Some lenders still ask for cover with the loan. You get your lender's requirements checked as part of your mortgage picture. This rule is in the NHG conditions, consulted in September 2026.
How much cover do I need?
Enough to cover your mortgage or your family's income gap. You calculate it together. Rules of thumb miss what matters: your loan, your partner's income and your plans. You also count in your survivor's pension and the Anw benefit. Anw is the Dutch state survivor benefit. If you recently arrived, we check which of these you qualify for. Your advisor also checks which insurers accept newcomers in your situation.
Should I choose level or decreasing cover?
Decreasing cover tracks your mortgage, level cover protects income. Decreasing is cheaper because the insured amount falls over time. You pick the shape that fits your goal together.
We're not married. Does that matter?
Yes: the policy setup decides who receives the payout and whether inheritance tax applies. Set up the right way, the payout can stay outside the estate. You arrange that together.
Do I need a medical exam?
Usually a health declaration is enough. A medical exam applies above certain insured amounts. You get help with the declaration so it's complete and correct.
What if I leave the Netherlands?
Whether your policy travels with you depends on the insurer and your destination. Some policies continue abroad, some don't. If yours does not, we tell you what to arrange before you move. A beneficiary living abroad can still receive the payout. We check the tax on that payout for you.
What does the advice cost?
The first call is free. Your advisor goes through what fits your situation in that call, before anything starts. You approve a proposal first. Only then does your advisor arrange the cover.
Are you authorised to give mortgage and insurance advice?
Yes. TaxSavers B.V. is listed in the AFM register as an affiliated institution under licence 12017511 of our associated company. That lets us advise on mortgages, insurance and pensions. The AFM is the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets. The application and closing run through our associated company. We take on the tax that follows.

Their future, taken care of.

Book your free call. You'll get a clear picture of what your family needs, set up with care.

What's included

  • Mortgage and life cover in one conversation

  • Tax-smart payout setup

  • A reply within one working day