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. […]

Federal Minister of Finance: saved Rürup capital can be seized

– only precaution on social assistance level may be protected from creditors –   The sales market of the securitization of the Rürup capital For many years, insurance associations, insurers and the insurance sales force have been praising the Rüruprente in advertising brochures as a seizure-protected old age provision. Now, according to a new letter […]

Manager liability insurance, D&O and professional liability insurance are without protection

Insolvency administrators are not obliged to maintain the liability insurance concluded in favour of a manager or director. This was decided by the Federal Court of Justice (Ref.: IX ZR 161/15) in April of this year. This means that the legal claim to the cover insured in favour of the managing director, in particular to […]

Company pension scheme: Petition against bankruptcy with pension commitment *

Petition proves: Pension commitment is not insolvency-proof but seizable: Where the ?hare in the pepper? lies shows the report of the Petitionsausschuss of the German Bundestag. In the printed matter 15/5570 of 01.06.2005 it is called ?a Petent turns against the unrestricted seizability ? He stated that in the course of insolvency proceedings in 2002 […]

bAV: Total loss, social welfare and old-age poverty instead of ?life insurance with pension commitment?

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) In the beginning there is often a tax saving model: For the family business, which is usually run as a GmbH (limited liability company), the company pension scheme (bAV), for example as a pension commitment, […]

bAV: Petition against bankruptcy with pension commitment

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 ) Petition proves: Pension commitment is not insolvency-proof but seizable: Where the ?hare in the pepper? lies shows the report of the Petitionsausschuss of the German Bundestag. In the printed matter 15/5570 of 01.06.2005 it […]