occupational pension scheme: Despite ?insolvency protection? ? GGF liable and loses its entire pension commitment*

*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) The financial manager Erhard Straub refers to his very good experience with DCM Deutsche betriebliche Altersvorsorge AG: In his opinion, the intermediary should also point out in the cooperation with StB, RA and WP that […]

bAV: Reinsurance policy not insolvency-proof – insolvency administrator can withdraw reinsurance of a pension commitment of the GGF

Johannes Fiala, lawyer (Munich), Andreas Michael Bosl, management consultant bAV (Pöcking). At sales training courses it is often claimed that company pension schemes are protected against insolvency. Even an insolvency administrator cannot access this money – in particular the reinsurance – if, for example, the employer goes bankrupt. This 1, is however simply wrong, as […]

Insolvency administrator can collect reinsurance of a pension commitment of the shareholder-managing director

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) Alleged insolvency protection: At sales training courses it is often claimed that occupational pension schemes are protected against insolvency. To this money ? In the event of the employer going bankrupt, for example, even an […]

bAV: BAG decides ? no discrimination against women due to age limit

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 ) Vesting period: The Betriebsrentengesetz (BetrAVG – German Company Pension Act) regulates the periods after which vesting occurs. Previously, one of the requirements was that the employee was 35 years old ? in the current […]

bAV: Insolvency protection solution in direct insurance

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 ) Vesting: Employers have always tried to retain their employees by offering a company pension scheme. One of the instruments is the employer-financed social benefit, the additional conclusion of a direct insurance. Vesting only occurs […]

bAV: No insolvency protection of direct insurance with revocable subscription right of the GGF, despite vesting

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 ) Revocable subscription right In the event of insolvency, the employee does not have a right to separate satisfaction in respect of a direct insurance policy if the subscription right is designed to be revocable. […]