Onderlinge van 1719 u.a.

The Onderlinge van 1719 u.a. is a life insurance firm in Haarlem, the Netherlands. It is the oldest still independent life insurance firm in the Netherlands.

The fund was founded on February 12th, 1719. The old name was "Begrafenisbos De Vrijwillige Liefdebeurs", with the motto "In Alles Ghetrou" (faithfull in everything).

The board of the fund consists of 10 to 15 citizens of Haarlem. They are volunteers.

The office of the fund is open every Friday evening. Originally the board would meet on Sunday afternoon, after going to church, but in 1935 the Friday evening was choosen.

The fund still serves as a full-fledged funeral insurance firm; policies are still being sold and the company is in very good financial shape.

The building

The company was first located at Korte Begijnestraat 16. After an argument with the neighbour, the company decides to solve the mutual problem between the neighboor and the fund to buy the neighbour's house. The house is bough, and then demolished to create the current building, located at Korte Begijnestraat 14.