The data displays the total direct premium written on the domestic market by health insurance companies in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands from 2004 to 2016 (in million euro). Of the Benelux countries, the Netherlands had the highest direct premiums written on the domestic market for health insurance. The Dutch health insurance system as it is now was introduced in 2006 and combines elements of both public as well as private insurance. It is mandatory to have at least a basic health insurance (in Dutch: basisverzekering) when you work in the Netherlands, because healthcare is funded through taxation of income
