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NewB SCE (European Cooperative Society with limited liability)
NewB SCE (European Cooperative Society with limited liability) · Belgium
Overview
NewB is a Belgian financial cooperative founded in 2011 by citizen groups, trade unions and NGOs to build an ethical and sustainable bank; it distributes insurance products as an agent for the French mutualist group Monceau Générale Assurances and, since giving up its own banking licence in 2022, acts as the banking and investment agent of vdk bank.
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Company details
- Regulator
- Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA)
- Phone
- +32 2 486 29 29
- [email protected]
Products from NewB SCE (European Cooperative Society with limited liability)
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Ethical Car Insurance
Modular car insurance (civil liability plus optional theft, damage, assistance and legal-protection guarantees) distributed by NewB as an agent of Monceau Générale Assurances, also usable for motorhomes.
Ethical Motorcycle Insurance
Motorcycle insurance offered as a complement to NewB's car insurance, with a premium calculated on a combined 6-wheel (car + motorbike) basis.
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Ethical Home Insurance
Home insurance for houses and apartments covering building and/or contents, with fire, theft/vandalism, family civil liability and legal-protection options, distributed as agent of Monceau Générale Assurances.
Ethical Bike+ Insurance
Insurance for bicycles and other mobility devices (e-bikes, e-scooters, wheelchairs, etc.) offering up to four independent guarantees: damage/theft, personal accident, legal protection and 24/7 assistance.
Regulatory updates
In October 2022 NewB's board decided to dismantle its banking activities after failing to raise the additional €40 million in capital required by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB), and since 1 April 2023 it operates only as a banking and investment agent for vdk bank; its insurance activities, run under FSMA insurance-agent registration No. 0836.324.003 as an intermediary for Monceau Générale Assurances, were not affected by the banking wind-down and have continued uninterrupted.
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Motor third-party liability
motor third-party liability insurance from NewB for the Belgium market, with 24/7 assistance.
Last verified Aug 26, 2026