Survivors rub their eyes when the survivors’ pension of the German Pension Insurance (DRV) is reduced to zero after three months. Marriages entered into after 2002 or those where both spouses were born after 1962 are affected by this provision. In these cases, 40 percent of the additional net income is offset, i.e. deducted […]
Artikel zum Thema: Reversal of burden of proof
Life insurers do not have to inform customers about cuts
What legal obligations do life insurers have to inform their customers before the conclusion of the contract about the possibility of reducing claims, and what is the practice of life insurance policies as established by Bafin? The German Bundestag recently dealt with this question. The answer of the Federal Government of (BT-Drucksache 18/7221) to this […]
Insured event in legal expenses insurance (RSV): When does it make sense to file a coverage claim if benefits are denied?
Insurance companies offer the customer a good feeling until the customer is then faced with a mostly justified refusal of benefits in the event of a claim. The vast majority of intermediaries have hardly any market overview for a comparison of offers at home and abroad – especially not the customer. The broker lets a […]
…and perhaps reduced claims?
Life insurers do not have to inform about reduction possibilities, but they are liable for incorrect advice due to legal advice obligations. Members of the German Bundestag posed the following question: “What are the legal obligations of life insurance companies to inform their customers about the possibility of reducing claims before the contract is […]
Expert advice: Do brokers risk their commission through fringe benefits?
In the third part of their exclusive article for FONDS professionell ONLINE on additional services provided by brokers, attorney Johannes Fiala and actuary Peter Schramm deal with the question of what consequences additional services can have for the brokerage fee. There is more than just a legal question mark behind various additional services that brokers […]
Volkswagen or the Mafia – who is a criminal organisation?
VW is not a criminal organization, just like Microsoft, BP, the FIFA or auditors (WPs) of Russian companies. Surely VW only admitted the objective circumstances in a legally preventive way, or rather admitted something of which perhaps until today one did not even know for sure whether one had done it at all – but […]
Optimal revocation for credit, capital investment and insurance
– When legal representation without an appraisal is giving away pure money -. No one would accuse financial institutions, i.e. banks and insurers, of unlawful or dishonest behaviour if affected customers do not receive what they are actually entitled to after a revocation of credit and investment or insurance contracts. Without an expert examination […]
Optimising the statutory survivor’s pension
Survivors rub their eyes when the survivors’ pension of the German Pension Insurance (DRV) is reduced to zero after three months. This regulation – which was last tightened in 2002 – affects marriages entered into after 2002 or those where both spouses were born after 1962. Then 40% of the additional net income is offset, […]
Lawsuits in financial cases – private expert opinions make sense because errors often go undetected
Optimal revocation for credit, capital investment and insurance When legal representation without an expert opinion is giving away pure money No one would accuse financial institutions, i.e. banks and insurers, of unlawful or dishonest behaviour if affected customers do not receive what they are actually entitled to after a revocation of credit and investment […]
The profession and remuneration of finance and insurance brokers in transition due to regulation
Selected challenges and megatrends in financial services distribution The image of financial services sales of credit institutions and insurers has been suffering for years, especially due to TV documentaries about dubious business models or manipulation of interest rates, share prices and commodity prices. Product providers are also in the pillory, for example when up […]