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 […]