Liability trap time value account

DSWR (Issue 4, 2006, pp. 98-100) *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) On the risks for finance , tax advisors and employers Time value accounts and the models of partial retirement are increasingly advertised by financial sales. The financial intermediaries are […]

occupational pension schemes: liability of intermediaries, insurers and tax advisors !

*by Johannes Fiala, lawyer (Munich), M.B.A. (Univ.Wales), M.M. (Univ.), certified financial and investment advisor (A.F.A.), banker (www.fiala.de) Financial service providers with experience in advising on occupational pension schemes report that most occupational pension schemes are designed or implemented incorrectly. When the child has fallen into the well, the question of responsibility arises. Liability for incorrect […]

Liability traps when terminating life insurance policies – entitlement to a higher surrender value in the event of low interest rates

*by Peter Schramm (www.pkv-gutachter.de) and Johannes Fiala www.fiala.de) Until 1994, guaranteed surrender values were paid out in German life insurance in the event of cancellation, which were calculated from the actuarial reserve according to the business plan less cancellation deductions. Fair values instead of guaranteed surrender values With the deregulation of 1994, the guaranteed surrender […]

Liability traps in the liquidation of life insurance policies

by Peter Schramm (www.pkv-gutachter.de) and Johannes Fiala (www.fiala.de) Until 1994, guaranteed surrender values were paid out in German life insurance in the event of cancellation, which were calculated from the actuarial reserve according to the business plan less cancellation deductions. Fair values instead of guaranteed surrender values With the deregulation of 1994, the guaranteed surrender […]

Guarantees are not safe either

by Detlef Pohl After the first Protektor case, the question of life insurance guarantees also arises. How secure are the guaranteed benefits? Not only the future participation in surplus, but also the sum insured calculated with a guaranteed interest rate is by no means secure in the event of an unfavourable development of the capital […]