Case Study: Achmea achieves €4M annual savings and faster, streamlined recruitment with Lumesse TalentLink

Achmea Saves Euro 4 Million a Year and Ranks 28 in Top 50 Best Employers

Achmea, a large insurer operating in the Benelux region, faced falling investment income and launched a company‑wide efficiency drive that included cutting about a thousand jobs. Recruitment was fragmented across business units, vacancy‑driven rather than candidate‑focused, costly (recruitment took ~18 weeks) and relied heavily on agencies, so HR set out to standardize and speed up hiring and internal redeployment.

Achmea implemented Lumesse TalentLink—a digital recruitment platform with an internal vacancies database, configurable workflows and automated admin—to pilot a streamlined process, then rolled it out group‑wide. The tool made redeploying redundant staff quicker, reduced agency use, provided management reporting to target sourcing, and improved candidate–job matching. Outcomes included €4 million in annual savings, faster hiring, and a place at number 28 in the Top 50 Best Employers.

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