Federal Court of Justice (BGH): No protection against access by the insolvency administrator in the case of pension commitments

– Why up to more than 95% of managing partners lose their pension- A new ruling by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) dated 1 April 2013 (ref. IX ZR 176/76) shows that managing partners and controlling directors often face the complete or predominant loss of their pension as a retirement benefit despite “pledging the […]

Company pension scheme: Company loses all its pension assets to insolvency administrator

– OLG Naumburg: Consultants are liable for losses and incorrect advice –   Insolvency administrator draws company and private pension provision completely an investment broker and insurance brokers are happy to advertise company and private pension provision for entrepreneurs as “seizure-proof and insolvency-proof”. However, this is not the case, as a recent ruling by the […]

How direct insurance policies can be seized by creditors and insolvency administrators

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH, ruling of 24.06.2015, file no. IV ZR 411/13) has already decided that the direct insurance policy of a shareholder-managing director can be seized despite an irrevocable subscription right with reservation of revocation until the so-called vesting with the GmbH, even in the event of his termination due to insolvency. […]

When the insolvency administrator takes hold

Direct insurance and term life insurance In the case of insolvency, a distinction is made between the actual insolvency proceedings and the subsequent good conduct phase lasting several years. Insurance benefits from private and company pension schemes (bAV), but also from term life insurance, can be paid out in both phases. The insolvency administrator will […]

When the insolvency administrator takes hold

Direct insurance and term life insurance In the case of insolvency, a distinction is made between the actual insolvency proceedings and the subsequent good conduct phase lasting several years. Insurance benefits from private and company pension schemes (bAV), but also from term life insurance, can be paid out in both phases. The insolvency administrator will […]

Riester savers work to the benefit of creditors, insolvency administrators and social security funds in case of doubt

Contracts usually distrainable – contrary to the advertising of providers Financial houses, i.e. banks and insurance companies, and their lobbying associations claim in their advertising and in the training documents for their advisers and agents that the assets saved in Riester contracts cannot be seized. The opposite is true, as evidenced by a ruling of […]

bAV: Insolvency administrator can collect and realise reinsurance of a pension commitment of the GGF!

*by Johannes Fiala, Attorney at Law (Munich), M.B.A. (Univ.Wales), M.M. (Univ.), Certified Financial and Investment Advisor (A.F.A.), Banker (www.fiala.de) At sales training courses it is often claimed that company pension schemes are protected against insolvency. Even an insolvency administrator cannot access this money of the managing partner (GGF) – in particular the reinsurance – if, […]

bAV: Reinsurance policy not insolvency-proof – insolvency administrator can withdraw reinsurance of a pension commitment of the GGF

Johannes Fiala, lawyer (Munich), Andreas Michael Bosl, management consultant bAV (Pöcking). At sales training courses it is often claimed that company pension schemes are protected against insolvency. Even an insolvency administrator cannot access this money – in particular the reinsurance – if, for example, the employer goes bankrupt. This 1, is however simply wrong, as […]

Insolvency administrator can collect reinsurance of a pension commitment of the shareholder-managing director

by 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) Alleged insolvency protection: At sales training courses it is often claimed that occupational pension schemes are protected against insolvency. To this money ? In the event of the employer going bankrupt, for example, even an […]

Insolvency administrator may collect and realise reinsurance of a U-fund of the GGF !

by 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 U-cash in the insolvency of the company: For decades, the entrepreneur was told what some insurers still say today in their sales documents: “Your company pension scheme is protected against insolvency by a […]