In recent years, foreign insurers have increasingly sought to enter the German market – in a variety of ways: In September 2013, for example, BaFin counted a total of 216 branches and branch offices of foreign institutions in Germany. The GdV reported at the end of September 2013 that primary insurers whose head office is […]
by Ralf W. Barth, pecuniary loss liability broker (www.rwb-finanz.de) and Johannes Fiala, lawyer (Munich), M.B.A. (Univ.Wales), M.M. (Univ.), certified financial and investment advisor (A.F.A.), EC expert (C.I.F.E.), banker (www.fiala.de ) The prime case: As is well known, the retirement provisions of entrepreneurs in Germany can hardly be protected from the access of third parties in […]
– How suspicion of money laundering arises in the case of asset transfers with foreign countries – For decades, German tax evaders have had the problem of not being able to simply transfer black money from abroad to Germany. Any good IRS auditor would do a cash flow calculation, and then try to track […]
– How can insured persons react to the increased risk of insolvency? – Up to more than one million English life insurance policies (with-profit products) are to be transferred to Ireland. However, on closer inspection it is completely unnecessary to leave Great Britain (GB) for the existing policies. Existing contracts need not be […]
When an insurer describes its product as “all-risk insurance”, this sometimes resembles the advertising promise of “guarantee certificates”. If the terms of the contract are carefully examined, it may be “marketing cheese with huge holes” in the insurance cover. Why everything is never insured against every conceivable risk. Pepperminzia insurance promises the perfect protection for […]
When an insurer describes its product as “all-risk insurance”, this sometimes resembles the advertising promise of “guarantee certificates”. If the terms of the contract are carefully examined, it may be “marketing cheese with huge holes” in the insurance cover. Why everything is never insured against every conceivable risk. Pepperminzia insurance promises the perfect protection for […]
If an insurer offers “all-risk insurance”, intermediaries should carefully examine the terms and conditions of the contract. Because such policies can be “marketing cheese with huge holes” in the insurance coverage, warn Dr. Johannes Fiala and Peter Schramm in the guest article. Pepperminzia insurance promises the perfect protection for your home, all-inclusive, so that the […]
On 15 July 2015, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) issued a statement on foreign private health insurance (PKV), including considerable legal errors. “And just don’t say one thing, “I will do this tomorrow,” unless (you add) “If God wills it.” And remember thy Lord, when thou forgets, and say, “Perhaps my Lord will guide […]
Banking secrecy – Significance of EU and OECD abolition plans for doctors, pharmacists and the entire SME sector Tax evasion due to deferred tax reform: no additional revenue for the state The fact that probably 90 percent of Germans have not paid full tax on their capital gains is due in particular to the […]
How expensive will the dream of home ownership For many people, the dream of owning their own home is a lifelong goal and an integral part of private wealth accumulation. Hardly any other investment symbolizes security, stability and the realization of personal dreams as much as a home of one’s own. Often, the path to […]
