The Association Internationale de la Mutualité (AIM) is a grouping of autonomous health insurance and social protection bodies operating according to the principles of solidarity and non-profit-making orientation.
Health and social mutual societies differ very much but share all common values. Through history, they adapted to the national systems they are working in. In general, health and social mutuals can be defined by some common characteristics. The first is that they all have the funding and/or provision of healthcare and social services as their principal activity. Secondly, they are all autonomous and have some form of internal member control. As health and social mutuals have no shareholders, they are not oriented to make profits but to serve members interests.
Welcome to the website of the Association Internationale de la Mutualité (AIM).
This website provides you with information about the association, its members and about issues relating them.
Contact: AIM, 50 rue d'Arlon, B-1000 Brussels • aim.secretariat@aim-mutual.org
Tel + 32 2 234 57 00 • Fax + 32 2 234 57 08
27-03-2008 Stefan Kaufmann in the helm of santésuisse The Board of santésuisse has elected Stefan Kaufmann as successor to Fritz Britt, who died recently. Stefan Kaufmann (41) was deputy-director of santésuisse since 2003 and Head of the Resources and logistics Department. He started working for santésuisse in 1999, after a three-year management position in UNIMEDES in Lucern.
04-03-2008 Mrs Zuzana Zvolenska new DG of VZP Slovakia As from March 1st, Mrs Zuzana Zvolenska started as the new Director-general of the General Health Insurance Company VZP in Slovakia. As such, she succeeds to Mr Anton Kovacik, who accepted a post as a policy advisor to the Minister of Health. Mrs Zvolenska (1972) started her career in the banking and insurance sector. Since 2002 she is active in the healthcare sector.
13-02-2008 ECJ decides in favour of risk equalisation Ireland The European Court of Justice has decided that the European Commission acted within its powers in facilitating the introduction of Risk Equalisation in Ireland. In dismissing the BUPA action, the Court declared that "Such a mechanism is a necessary and proportionate means of compensating the insurers required to cover, at the same price, all persons living in Ireland, independently of their state of health, age or sex".
