– Why life insurance has outlived its usefulness as a capital accumulation vehicle – Wim Duisenberg, ex-president of the ECB, when asked how he invests his money: “Personally, I’m in the fortunate position of having no reserves.” Statistically, up to more than 80 million German citizens own more than one life insurance policy. […]
Artikel zum Thema: Life Insurance
Federal Ministry of Finance: Insurance intermediaries secure zero return on life insurance policies
– Why the days of effortless money-making via life insurance are long gone – Agents’ commissions fall The Life Insurance Reform Act (LVRG) not only lowers the guaranteed interest rate for life insurance policies from 1.75% to only 1.25% from 2015, but also the permitted inclusion of acquisition costs through zillmerisation from 4% to […]
Roulette in life and pension insurance entitlements
– When assets go to the wrong beneficiary on death -. The race between heirs and beneficiaries in the event of death Even in the normal case of a revocable subscription right, a notification from the insurer to the beneficiary is still required after the death of the policyholder, according to which the beneficiary […]
Reversal of closed participations and life insurances through rescission, revocation and termination?
– How capital investors can be deceived systematically also by “money back! order” – Current BGH ruling on the invalidity of “money-back orders The Federal Court of Justice (BGH. Judgment of 11.12.2013, Ref. IV ZR 46/13) ruled that the purchase of “used” life insurance policies is null and void unless it is a genuine […]
Life insurance companies and foundations from Liechtenstein, Bermuda, Switzerland and Papua New Guinea
– When structures for asset protection and succession planning are ineffective – Banks and insurance companies, as well as financial advisors from Germany and abroad, are praising foreign camouflage constructions via prospectuses and appraisals. This should make it practically possible for assets of 100,000 euros or more to constitute a secure succession arrangement by circumventing […]
Re-insurance by financial brokers and insurance brokers often without information about disadvantages
– When substitution of investments and insurance leads straight to liability – By judgment of 24.07.2015, the OLG Cologne (Case No. 20 U 44/15) ruled that termination and sale of life insurance policies is typically associated with significant disadvantages. Since every insurance broker knows this, he has to point out the disadvantages. If the […]
Retirement planning with annuity purchase instead of life insurance or sovereign wealth funds with cash cover
– How the state can ensure the efficiency of retirement planning for the middle class – After 31 years of work, average earners will only receive a basic pension (social welfare level, with up to less than 758 euros per month) – low earners would have to work 63 years in social security for […]
Corona aid: With the support of the state in insolvency and old-age poverty
The wave of insolvencies is coming. What is to be considered thereby and how self-employed persons and GmbH managing directors could lose also the old age pension, explain the examined financial and investment advisor and banker Dr. Johannes Fiala and the expert for insurance mathematics Peter A. Schramm. In the so-called Corona crisis, the […]
Corona aids: With state aid in insolvency and poverty in old age
– How self-employed persons and GmbH managing directors also lose their pension provision ? – In the so-called Corona crisis, the state helps, for example by providing tax relief – such as reducing advance payments and deferral of payments upon application. This applies to income tax, corporate income tax and value added tax, but not […]
Total loss for pension scheme of the managing partner in GmbH insolvency
– New BGH ruling: How the insolvency administrator achieves confiscation and immediate realisation The most common form of company pension scheme (bAV) for the managing partners is the pension commitment. A new ruling by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH ruling of 18 July 2013, file no. IX ZR 219/11) opens up further possibilities […]