Finance and risk control

More wealth in a planned and controlled manner The own assets in a planned and future-oriented management as well as value-enhancing and risk-optimized investment requires the highest degree of Knowledge and time. Not everyone who has achieved a certain level of wealth is also a financial or controlling expert , so it is advisable to […]

Federal Supreme Court prohibits insurance consultants from charging contingency fees for changing tariffs in private health insurance

– How the insurance consultant with a second job may do exactly this and more nevertheless –   Insurance brokers as well as insurance consultants are allowed to offer policyholders (VN) in private health insurance (PKV) at the change of tariff according to the new tariff. § Section 204 of the German Insurance Contract Act […]

IDD implementation: New business models for Insurtec’s and insurance consultants

The implementation of the Directive EU 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 January 2016 on insurance distribution, i.e. the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) by Section 43c of the German Insurance Supervision Act (VAG), leads to financial risks for insurers (VR) and insurance brokers (VM). The insurer may be allowed to […]

IDD: Feeding prohibited – Discounts according to landlord type

The IDD change in the law enables the granting of discounts for insurance and sales control according to the type of landlord. Dr. Johannes Fiala and Dipl.-Math. Peter A. Schramm explain why brokers must obviously be controlled by insurers.   According to the “Draft Law on the Implementation of Directive (EU) 2016/97 of the European […]

Company pension schemes, social security clearing, tax saving schemes: Liability brake by checking the permissibility of tax and legal advice !

Es ist verrückt, die Dinge immer gleich zu machen und dabei auf andere Ergebnisse zu hoffen. (Albert Einstein) In den letzten Jahren haben der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) und das Bundesverfassungsgericht (BVerfG) die Rechtsberatung massiv liberalisiert. Der Gesetzgeber plant weitere Erleichterungen auf Wunsch der Wirtschaft, durch das neue Rechtsdienstleistungsgesetz (RDG). Für Finanzdienstleister ergeben sich dadurch neue Märkte: […]