Germany Private Health Insurance Company List

Sun 12th Jul, 2020

Germany private health insurance is a topic which needs to be understood and addressed by anyone thinking of moving to Germany to live and work. While public health insurance is more common among Germans, due to the high salary threshold required to qualify for private insurance (abbreviated in German to PKV), the latter is a more popular option for those earning above approx. 62K Eur, as it provides a better service, can be cheaper in the short-term and makes it easier to find doctors and specialists who speak English.

One problem for foreigners in Germany, is knowing which companies provide private insurance and what the pros and cons are. So far, no websites have actually provided a listing of PKV specialists. For this reason, The Eye Newspapers has collated a list of all the PKV companies there are in Germany, with a short description of their history, size, premium revenue and other details.  



Companies offering private health insurance in Germany (PKV)

Allianz Private Krankenversicherung Munich
Alte Oldenburger Krankenversicherung Vechta
ARAG Allgemeine Versicherung Munich
Axa Krankenversicherung Köln
Barmenia Krankenversicherung Wuppertal
Bayerische Beamtenkrankenkasse Munich
Central Krankenversicherung Köln
Concordia Krankenversicherung Hannover
Continentale Krankenversicherung Dortmund
Debeka Krankenversicherung Koblenz
Deutsche Familienversicherung Frankfurt am Main
Deutscher Ring Hamburg
DEVK Köln
Die Bayerische Munich
DKV Deutsche Krankenversicherung Köln
Envivas Krankenversicherung Köln
ERGO Versicherungsgruppe Nürnberg
Freie Arzt und Medizinkasse Frankfurt am Main
Friendsurance Berlin
Gothaer Krankenversicherung Köln
Hallesche Krankenversicherung Stuttgart
HanseMerkur Hamburg
Inter Krankenversicherung Mannheim
Krankenversorgung der Bundesbahnbeamten Frankfurt/Main
KuK der Berufsfeuerwehr Hannover Hannover
LKH Landeskrankenhilfe Lüneburg
LVM Krankenversicherung Münster
Mannheimer Krankenversicherung Mannheim
Mecklenburgische Versicherungsgruppe Hannover
Municher Verein Munich
Nürnberger Krankenversicherung Nürnberg
Ottonova Krankenversicherung Munich
PAX-Familianfürsorge Detmold
Postbeamtenkrankenkasse Stuttgart
Provinzial Krankenversicherung Hannover
R+V Krankenversicherung Wiesbaden
Signal Iduna Krankenversicherung Dortmund
SONO Krankenversicherung Bottrop
ST. Martinus Priesterverein Stuttgart
Süddeutsche Krankenversicherung Fellbach
UKV Union Krankenversicherung Saarbrücken
universa Krankenversicherung Nürnberg
Vigo Krankenversicherung Düsseldorf
Württembergische Krankenversicherung Stuttgart



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