The lack of independence of the auditor, makes premium increases of private health insurance companies are not automatically invalid. According to the BGH, the Trustee is not decisive, but whether his calculation is correct.

private health insurance Wants to raise the contributions, you need to check an expert, whether the insurance company has calculated everything correctly. According to the law, which must be an independent Trustee.

Already for a long time, it is disputed whether the inspectors are truly independent. There are in Germany at the Moment, just 16 Trustees. This fine group of professionals has to control 40 insurers. One of the points of criticism: The Trustee are paid by the companies they control.

again and again, not have sued customers of your insurer, because you were with increases in premiums, as does the independence of the inspectors doubted. Most of them were in the lower courts of law.

Federal gerichtshoft judges increase the contribution of Private health insurance will remain in effect
daily news at 17:00, 19.12.2018, Kerstin Anabah, SWR

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