Insurer profile
UKV – Union Krankenversicherung Aktiengesellschaft
UKV is a private health insurer headquartered in Saarbrücken that offers private health, supplementary, long-term care, corporate and travel health insurance and is part of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe within Konzern Versicherungskammer, Germany's largest public-sector insurance group.
Source- Legal entity
- UKV – Union Krankenversicherung Aktiengesellschaft
- Headquarters
- Saarbrücken, Germany
- Parent group
- Konzern Versicherungskammer (Versicherungskammer Bayern), held via Consal Beteiligungsgesellschaft AG (90%) and Bayerische Beamtenkrankenkasse AG (10%)
- Regulator
- Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
- Phone
- +49 681 8447000
- service@ukv.de
- Founded
- 1979
- Last verified
- Aug 27, 2026
Products from UKV – Union Krankenversicherung Aktiengesellschaft
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Private Health Insurance (Full Cover)
Comprehensive private health insurance in graduated tariffs for employees, self-employed people and civil servants.
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Civil Servant Health Insurance (Beihilfe)
Complementary health cover for civil servants (Beihilfe) with Basic, Comfort and Premium plans.
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Company Health Insurance (bKV)
Group health insurance offered by employers to employees, available in Start, Basis and Comfort tariffs including tooth replacement, vision aids and foreign travel cover.
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Dental Supplementary Insurance
Supplementary insurance covering dental prophylaxis, dentures and orthodontics with up to 90% reimbursement.
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Dental Treatment Insurance
Basic-cost cover for dental treatment and professional teeth cleaning.
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Alternative Practitioner Insurance
Supplementary cover for alternative treatments such as osteopathy, homeopathy and traditional Chinese medicine.
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Health Prevention Insurance (VorsorgePRIVAT)
Covers check-ups, vaccinations, hearing aids, glasses and contact lenses.
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Sick Pay Insurance
Protects against loss of income during prolonged illness, available for both privately and statutorily insured people.
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Hospital Daily Allowance
Pays a freely usable daily allowance from admission to discharge during a hospital stay.
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Hospital Supplementary Insurance (KlinikPRIVAT)
Provides free choice of doctor and hospital with accommodation in a double or single room.
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Supplementary Health Insurance for Children
A supplementary package for children combining dental, alternative-medicine and other benefits.
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Private Long-Term Care Insurance
Private long-term care cover supplementing statutory care benefits.
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State-Subsidized Supplementary Care Insurance (FörderPflege)
Government-subsidized (Pflege-Bahr) supplementary long-term care insurance.
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PflegePRIVAT Premium / Premium Plus
Higher-tier private supplementary care insurance tariffs offering enhanced daily care allowances.
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Waiting Period Insurance (Anwartschaft)
Preserves future insurability rights (e.g., for prospective civil servants) during a waiting period.
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Foreign Travel Health Insurance for Vacation Trips
Worldwide health cover for illness and accidents while traveling, without deductible and including medical repatriation.
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Foreign Travel Health Insurance for Long-Term Stays
Health insurance abroad for extended stays of more than two months.
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Incoming Insurance for Foreign Guests
Health insurance for foreign visitors staying in Germany.
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Complete Travel Protection
Combined package of foreign travel health insurance and trip cancellation cover.
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Trip Cancellation Insurance
Covers costs incurred if a booked trip must be cancelled.
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State-Subsidised Long-Term Care Insurance (FörderPflege / Pflege-Bahr)
State-subsidised supplementary long-term care daily allowance tariff (Pflege-Bahr) available without health screening, with a government subsidy of €60 per year.
Regulatory updates
UKV is supervised by BaFin, which together with an independent trustee reviews the actuarial calculation behind its annual premium adjustments (Beitragsanpassungen); significant premium increases for many UKV tariffs took effect on 1 January 2026 and 1 May 2026. BaFin also reported that industry-wide complaints about private health insurers rose sharply in 2025.
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Travel insurance
UKV is a travel insurance for the Germany market with online purchase and 24/7 assistance.
Last verified Aug 28, 2026