Old age pensions
Football players - Current old age pension (under CAO, collective labour agreement)
This pension is prescribed in the pay-and-conditions agreement for professional football (CAO Betaald Voetbal). It has been compulsory for all players belonging to a Dutch Professional Football Organisation (Betaald Voetbal Organisatie or BVO) . The pension is insured with Nationale Nederlanden. It provides for a retirement pension (pure endowment benefit) and, for active members, a surviving dependants and orphans pension.
Football players - old age pension (<1-7-2005)
Until 1 July 2005 professional players built up a pension individually under the bridging pension scheme. That ‘former’ pension was purchased by means of a single deposit with an insurance company (ASR or Nationale Nederlanden).
The pension provides for a retirement pension (guaranteed entitlement) and a surviving dependants and orphans pension.
- Professional players whose football career ended before 1 July 2005 purchased this pension by means of a single deposit with Nationale Nederlanden;
- Professional footballers in active employment as players after 1 July 2005 purchased this pension through a single deposit with ASR Pensioenen.
Cyclists - old age pension
Until 1 July 2005 cyclists built up a pension individually under the bridging pension scheme. That ‘former’ pension was purchased by means of a single deposit with an insurance company (Nationale Nederlanden).
The pension provides for a retirement pension (guaranteed entitlement) and a surviving dependants and orphans pension.
Click here for a copy of the pension regulations.