Founder Profile
Nationale-Nederlanden
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Nationale-Nederlanden?
Nationale-Nederlanden is a founder of ING Group N.V., which was founded in 1991 with NMB Postbank Groep.
- Company founded
- ING Group N.V.
- Founded
- 1991
- Co-founders
- NMB Postbank Groep
Background
Life, pension and property insurance in the Netherlands, with roots going back to 1845.
Founding Story
Nationale-Nederlanden was the largest Dutch insurer when it merged with NMB Postbank Groep in 1991 to form Internationale Nederlanden Groep (ING). It had been created in 1963 by combining De Nederlanden van 1845 and Nationale Levensverzekering-Bank. Its European insurance business later became NN Group, which ING floated and fully separated between 2014 and 2016. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
This profile does not yet cite a source specific to Nationale-Nederlanden. The sources below document the company company rather than the person, so check them against the claims above.
- ING 4Q/FY2025 press release (ING Group N.V.)
- ING 2Q2026 press release (ING Group N.V.)