All-risk insurance of residential buildings and contents – a marketing gimmick?

– Why everything is never insured against every conceivable risk –   When an insurer describes its product as “all-risk insurance”, this sometimes resembles the advertising promise of “guarantee certificates”: A close examination of the policy terms and conditions may reveal it to be “marketing cheese with massive holes” in the insurance coverage   Coverage […]

Insurers and banks settle dispute over aiding and abetting tax evasion with millions in fines

– Employees and customers are still surprised by international arrest warrants –   Insurers’ and banks’ agreement with judiciary does not prevent prosecution of employees Although some banks, as well as insurers, have settled their dispute with the US judiciary by pleading guilty to criminal charges, the individual employees involved remain under investigation. No employee […]

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: Termination, nullity and compensation of pension commitments

– How to exit from unprofitable contracts with a low tax burden -.   Contrary to claims to the contrary, the assets saved in the company pension scheme (bAV) can, as a rule, be dissolved prematurely. This applies both to the occupational pension scheme of normal employees and to managing directors and board members – […]

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, […]

BGB-Leibrenten as the better alternative to private pension insurance

In some city archives historians find records of an annuity purchase – like these. What is behind it and what does it mean for us?   Since then In the 13th century, the purchase of annuities was the predominant credit business of the Middle Ages. The future pensioner bought the right to receive a life […]

Legal restriction to the surrender value in the event of revocation of life insurance policies is contrary to EU law

– Current ECJ ruling opens up reversal with perpetual cancellation right also for new life insurance policies since 2008 –   The bang of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) The European Court of Justice ruled (ruling of 19 December 2019, ref. C355/18, C-357/18, C-479/18) that a provision in insurance contract law according to which […]

The all-risk insurance of residential buildings and household contents – a marketing gag?

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 […]

Marketing cheese with huge holes

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 […]

All-risk insurance of residential buildings and household contents – a marketing gag?

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 […]