Category: Insurance

The statutory health insurance is a fixed part of the social system in Germany. It also reliably protects pensioners in old age, without making contributions unaffordable despite high health care costs. But what exactly is public health insurance and what are the options for being insured after retirement?? We show tips and background. We also provide you with a list of public health insurance and a comparison of the cheapest premiums.

Statutory health insurance: list of health insurance companies

Around 90 percent of the population in Germany is insured under the statutory health insurance scheme. If you are self-employed or your salary exceeds the annually adjusted income threshold, you have the option of either taking out private insurance or remaining in the GKV on a voluntary basis. However, he must choose one of the two options, because in Germany health insurance is compulsory by law. Without health insurance may be no resident of the Federal Republic, even if there are isolated citizens who still fall through this grid.

According to a recent data analysis by the Verband der Ersatzkassen e.V. The average amount that people in need of care have to pay for inpatient care continues to rise. There are also significant regional differences in this respect.

Starting in 2021, electric vehicles will be exempt from registration taxes. This important news is a great boon for owners of electric vehicles, as they will save a significant amount of money. In this article, we explain in detail the benefits and changes this will bring to electric vehicle owners in 2021.

In which situations is the registration tax exempt?

Registration tax is a tax paid on the initial registration of a new vehicle. However, there are certain situations where the registration tax is exempt, d. h. You don't have to pay it. These situations are:

The idea of an open world, in which every individual has access to all data, is becoming increasingly popular. But why should insurance companies, for example, share data? Do not lose then laboriously created competitive advantages? Not necessarily: By thinking and acting in (digital) ecosystems, they use data in the interests of customers and clients. They optimize their processes, improve internal data quality, reduce transaction efforts and, above all, develop new business models.

Open Insurance as part of Open Finance

A court decision shows to what extent a person with statutory health insurance can be reimbursed by the responsible health insurance company as the provider of statutory health insurance for the costs of a private doctor, i.e. a doctor who is not licensed by the health insurance company.

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department has long maintained that 32-year-old Rebecca Zahau took her own life in July 2011, hanging herself naked from the second-floor balcony of the Coronado mansion where she lived with her multimillionaire boyfriend. Jonah Shacknai.

Investigators pointed to notes on Zahau's cellphone that showed a picture painted of an unhappy woman who became increasingly dissatisfied with her life in the months before her death.

This year it is once again really wintry and the snow has come after all. We have put together 3 important tips for all drivers on how to behave on the road in these difficult conditions.

1. Good winter tires

If you are still driving around in the snow with summer tires, you have probably missed the right moment to change your tires. If you don't want to take public transportation, you should make an appointment as soon as possible to get your tires changed. In Switzerland there is no legal requirement for winter tires, but it can still be dangerous – if you don't want to do without your car despite the lack of winter tires, you should be very careful on the road. Depending on the circumstances, in the event of an accident with summer tires in snow or winter temperatures, the benefits of the insurance can be massively reduced.