„Wir mussten eine Beschwerde bei der Finanzaufsicht Bafin einreichen.“
„Wir mussten eine Beschwerde bei der Finanzaufsicht Bafin einreichen.“
Die Süddeutsche Zeitung berichtet über die problembehaftete Flutschadenregulierung im Ahrtal und zitiert Raimund Mallmann zu einem Streitfall unseres Mandanten.
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In dem Bericht der Süddeutschen Zeitung schildert Journalist Herbert Fromme den Streit unseres Mandanten, einem mittelständischen Verpackungshersteller aus dem Ahrtal, mit den eigenen Versicherern. Diese hatten behauptet, der Mandant habe einer Kürzung seiner Versicherungssumme selbst zugestimmt und ein Beratungsverschulden läge auch nicht vor.
[...] „Wie die Generali ernsthaft auf dieser Behauptung beharren kann, ist mir schleierhaft“, sagt Anwalt Mallmann. Das Verhalten des Versicherers sei insgesamt sehr merkwürdig gewesen. „Wir haben den Versicherer gebeten, uns das Formular zur Verfügung zu stellen.“ Die Generali rührte sich jedoch nicht, obwohl sie zur Herausgabe des Dokuments laut Versicherungsvertragsgesetz verpflichtet ist. „Wir mussten eine Beschwerde bei der Finanzaufsicht Bafin einreichen, die dann entsprechend tätig wurde.“ Erst nach der Intervention der Aufsicht habe die Generali das Formular herausgerückt. [...]
Den vollständigen Report finden Sie in der SZ vom 2. Juni 2025 sowie online. Auch der Versicherungsmonitor berichtet am gleichen Tag über den Fall (hier für Abonnenten abrufbar).
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