Cologne Higher Regional Court: Premium adjustments in private health insurance often ineffective!

– OLG Cologne judges generally usual procedure of the PKV as inadmissible –   In its judgment of 20 July 2012 (Case No.: 20 U 149/11), the Cologne Higher Regional Court ruled that a procedure used for decades by private health insurers for premium adjustments was incorrect. As a result, many premium adjustments since 1995 […]

Company pension scheme: Early termination of insurance contracts in the event of a change of employer

Reader A. S. asks: In the BC July 2007 issue, I read with great interest the article on occupational pensions and the employer’s obligation to offset losses in the case of deferred compensation. Following this, I invited our insurance agent to come in for a chat. He informed me inter alia: In the example case […]

Company pension scheme: Early termination of insurance contracts in the event of a change of employer

By Dr. Johannes Fiala and Thomas Keppel Reader A. S. asks: In the July 2007 issue of BC, I read with great interest the article on occupational pension provision and the employer’s obligation to offset losses in the case of deferred compensation. Subsequently, I invited our insurance agent for a discussion. He informed me, among […]