About ENNIA
On 20 May 1948 the Dutch insurance company “Eerste Nederlandse/Nieuw Eerste Nederlandse” opened its offices in Curaçao. The name ENNIA was introduced in 1974 when the insurance companies EN/NEN, NILMIJ and ALBOZ merged. The present headquarters of ENNIA for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba were opened on Curaçao in the same year.
In 1981 ENNIA amalgamated with AGO Insurance. The new name of the parent company became AEGON. Because by that time ENNIA had become a household name in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba opted not to introduce change of name for the company on these islands.
In 1987 ENNIA started selling life insurance under its own name. Around the same period ENNIA began offering local institutional and private investors the possibility to participate in its share capital. Currently is 20% of the placed share capital in local hands.
In pursuit of greater independence and under the new legislation governing the insurance industry ENNIA Caribe holding N.V. was established in 1990. The word Caribe was added to emphasize the company’s close bonds with the Caribbean region. ENNIA Caribe holding N.V. today is a fully independent company (limited by shares) under Antillean law. Its insurance operations are carried out under separate operation companies: Ennia Caribe Leven N.V. (Life), Ennia Caribe Schade N.V. (General Insurance) and Ennia Caribe Zorg N.V. (Healthcare).
In 1998 the majority shareholder AEGON sold its interest in ENNIA to Nuts Ohra. In late 1999 Delta Lloyd and Nuts Ohra were amalgamated to form Delta Lloyd NV and ENNIA has since formed part of the Delta Lloyd Group.
In 2002 ENNIA took over the healthcare insurer “De Amersfoortse Antillen N.V.” (today Ennia Caribe Zorg N.V.)
In January 2006 Delta Lloyd sold its shareholding in ENNIA Caribe Holding N.V. to Parman International B.V., the current majority shareholder of the Ennia group of companies.