Lawyer for banking law in Munich

Banking law: errors in advice, credit traps and more As a lawyer for banking law, I know that a bank has been part of our daily life since our earliest childhood. Just remember your first savings book, which you probably got at primary school from the nice savings bank advisor next door. We withdraw money, […]

The additional remuneration agreement may be revoked

What compensation does the customer owe in the event of premature cancellation of his insurance premiums? The German Federal Supreme Court (BGH, ruling of 12 December 2013, file no. III ZR 124/13) decided that not only a broker but also an insurance agent can be promised a remuneration by his customer for brokering a life […]

Commission-free net policies: The additional remuneration agreement can be revoked

The German Federal Supreme Court (BGH, ruling of 12 December 2013, file no. III ZR 124/13) decided that not only a broker but also an insurance agent can be promised a remuneration by his customer for brokering a life insurance policy with a net policy. Capital investors and medium-sized companies are increasingly taking advantage of […]

Additional remuneration agreement can be revoked

The German Federal Supreme Court (BGH, ruling of 12 December 2013, file no. III ZR 124/13) decided that not only a broker but also an insurance agent can be promised a remuneration by his customer for brokering a life insurance policy with a net policy. Capital investors and medium-sized companies are increasingly taking advantage of […]

Net policies: additional remuneration agreement may be revoked

If a net policy is brokered, additional remuneration may be agreed. In the guest article, Dr. Johannes Fiala and Peter Schramm shed light on the conditions under which this must be paid even in the event of premature termination of the contract. The German Federal Supreme Court (BGH, ruling of 12 December 2013, file no. […]

Insurance customers are due billions in repayments.

A recent ruling by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) dated 29.07.2009 (Case No. I ZR 22/07) confirms that the obligation to state effective interest rates, which has been in force since the 1980s, also applies to the payment of insurance premiums by instalments with instalment surcharges.   The rule for insurance premiums is that […]

Unlimited right of withdrawal for life insurance policies – what now?

Current BGH ruling: Insurance customers are entitled to repayment   A hitherto largely unnoticed, recent acknowledgement ruling by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 29.07.2009 (Ref. I ZR 22/07) surprisingly confirms that a life insurance policy with payment of the annual premium during the year in return for an instalment surcharge constitutes a consumer […]

Federal Supreme Court facilitates reversal in the case of overpriced junk real estate

– How property buyers can escape over-indebtedness after a bad investment -.   Selling overpriced real estate for retirement has been a tradition for decades. For the vast majority of buyers, it was the first and last property in their lives. The idea of calling in an independent expert did not occur to the purchasers […]

Lawyer for investment law in Munich

Investment law: Ask at the right time The investor protector Heinz Gerlach (*1945, +2010) once said that the typical investor at the regulars’ table only has three questions: First question: The investor waves various prospectus documents and asks “Is that something?”Second question: “And what’s the best?”Third question (usually after months or years): “What is the […]

When real estate becomes junk real estate

How do banks and insurance companies finance usuriously overpriced real estate? Scrap real estate is a topic for up to more than two million affected investors. The Investors’ Council says: “Only invest in investments that you understand yourself”. This applies to the timing of investments and the ongoing monitoring of capital investments. More often, experts […]