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uniVersa receives top ratings in German private health insurance assessments

The German private health insurance (PKV) market features specialized segments, including civil servants who utilize 'Beihilfe'—a system where the employer covers a percentage of medical costs. Because Beihilfe regulations vary across 17 different state ordinances and federal rules, insurers offer specific 'Beihilfetarife' (residual cost insurance) to cover the remaining expenses.

In terms of market stability, independent analysis firms MORGEN & MORGEN (M&M) and Ascore evaluate the financial substance of private insurers. In recent assessments, uniVersa, Germany’s oldest private health insurer, received top ratings. M&M awarded the Nuremberg-based insurer five stars for excellence, while Ascore granted it a six-compass rating for outstanding performance based on metrics regarding security, success, and stability.

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Ascore · MORGEN & MORGEN · Universa

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