Understanding Professional Pension Funds and Occupational Disability for Lawyers: Insights from Expert Thomas Stephan

Understanding Professional Pension Funds and Occupational Disability for Lawyers: Insights from Expert Thomas Stephan

December 14, 2023 – In addition to old-age pensions and survivors’ pensions, a professional pension fund can also provide protection in the event of occupational disability. However, the associated requirements are often very strict. For lawyers, for example, a service may require the return of their professional license. The problem is described by the special … Read more

Occupational disability insurance: Can a “tactical sick note” be concealed in the application?

Occupational disability insurance: Can a “tactical sick note” be concealed in the application?

December 4, 2023 – If a policyholder fails to state in his occupational disability insurance application that he was on short-term sick leave years before due to a mental stress disorder caused by his work, the insurer has the right to withdraw from the contract. The Saarbrücken Higher Regional Court decided this in its judgment … Read more

Motor vehicle insurance: Stiftung Warentest offers individual tariff comparisons

Motor vehicle insurance: Stiftung Warentest offers individual tariff comparisons

28.11.2023 Car insurance is becoming significantly more expensive. Many insurers have not yet sent out their invoices. Customers are facing a price shock that could trigger a real wave of changes, it was recently said at the “Handelsblatt Summit 2023” (VersicherungsJournal November 22, 2023). Also the Stiftung Warentest warns of generally increasing contributions. The consumer … Read more

Corporate Bankruptcies in Austria: a 10.6 Percent Increase in 2023

Corporate Bankruptcies in Austria: a 10.6 Percent Increase in 2023

November 9, 2023 – According to Creditreform, there were 4,016 corporate bankruptcies in the first three quarters. Despite the 10 percent increase, there is no reason to be alarmed, especially since the value is at a comparatively low level. In the credit and insurance sector went According to final data, a total of 4,016 company … Read more

Who is Responsible for Property Damage on Halloween?

Who is Responsible for Property Damage on Halloween?

On Halloween, all kinds of property damage sometimes occurs. If there’s nothing sweet, ghosts, witches, vampires, etc. like to carry out their threats – there’s treats. If mustard under the doorknob, shaving cream on the car or glue in the keyhole causes permanent damage, it can be expensive to remove. Who will pay for it … Read more

The German Actuarial Association proposes a concerted solution for insurability of natural hazards

The German Actuarial Association proposes a concerted solution for insurability of natural hazards

October 11, 2023 – The German Actuarial Association proposes a concerted solution consisting of prevention, private insurance and accumulation loss coverage in the event of a disaster in order to achieve sufficient long-term insurability of natural hazards. One aspect could be the elimination of insurance tax. He intervened in the debate about the introduction of … Read more

Changes in Digital Visibility: Allianz Loses Top Position in Three Categories

Changes in Digital Visibility: Allianz Loses Top Position in Three Categories

8/7/2023 – Allianz lost its top position in three categories of digital visibility this year and won in one. This is a result of the E-Visibility study by Research Tools. Overall, the visibility of the top ten most present companies decreased slightly. 156 providers in the insurance industry are active and visible on the Internet. … Read more

Concerns About Digital Attacks and ESG Risks Driving Executive Priorities, Says Beazley Study

Concerns About Digital Attacks and ESG Risks Driving Executive Priorities, Says Beazley Study

8/4/2023 – According to a study by Beazley, concerns about digital attacks top the list of concerns for 30 percent of executives. 33 percent therefore want to invest in their safety. At the same time, sustainability is a factor for a quarter. 32 percent of managers do not feel well prepared for ESG requirements. How … Read more

Motorcycle Theft Statistics 2022: Berlin Tops the List, Freiburg im Breisgau with the Highest Rate

Motorcycle Theft Statistics 2022: Berlin Tops the List, Freiburg im Breisgau with the Highest Rate

August 1st, 2023 – In absolute figures, the most motorcycle thefts were again registered in Berlin in 2022. In the 84 major German cities, the rate of change was between plus 1,500 and minus 60 percent. This is evident from the current police crime statistics. In relation to the inhabitants, Freiburg im Breisgau occupies the … Read more

The auto insurance companies that acquired the highest number of customers

The auto insurance companies that acquired the highest number of customers

3/27/2023 – Over three dozen of the 50 largest providers in motor insurance expanded their portfolios between 2016 and 2021. Huk-Coburg-Allgemeine grew the strongest in absolute terms. Measured in percentage terms – due to the merger – the provincial was ahead by a nose, as the “Industry Monitor 2016-2021: Motor Insurance” from VERS Leipzig shows. … Read more