Greater outsourcing in German life insurance sector predicted following expected change to Criminal Code

The adoption of a draft law amending criminal law provisions protecting insurance related information will finally enable life insurers to make wider use of outsourcing by removing disclosure to service providers from the scope of Sec. 203 German Criminal Code (StGB) under certain conditions. In spite of some uncertainties, this is a major breakthrough and will lead to a significantly higher demand for outsourcing solutions in the German life insurance industry. The following describes the…