Ergo Versicherungsgruppe AG : Mediation by D.A.S. most consumer friendly according to consumer protection magazine Finanztest

Short news 9. January 2013

Mediation provided by D.A.S was awarded first place in consumer friendliness in the latest edition of the German consumer protection magazine Finanztest. D.A.S.' Premium legal expenses tariff received a rating of 1.8.

The six best offers of legal protection insurance in the Finanztest of 01/2012 were placed under the microscope. The magazine has now tested these six insurers on their mediation.

Mediation is a neutral settlement of a dispute out of court. This often leads to more amicable and stable outcomes than those of protracted and expensive lawsuits. The new mediation law in Germany, which came into effect in July 2012, has attached even more significance to this service.

Rainer Tögel, Board Spokesman for D.A.S. Legal Protection Insurance, is pleased with this assessment: "I am very pleased we have been recognised as being the most consumer-friendly provider in the legal protection insurance market. We already have many years' experience in mediation and began showing our customers the many benefits of it early on. We will continue to tailor our range of benefits to our customers' needs in the future and add further topics to our mediation repertoire."

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About D.A.S.
D.A.S. is Europe's No. 1 in legal expenses insurance. Founded in 1928, the company operates today in almost 20 countries in Europe and beyond. The brand D.A.S. stands for the successful introduction of legal protection insurance in various markets. In 2011, D.A.S. recorded a premium income of € 1 billion in Germany and abroad.
D.A.S. is the specialist insurer for legal protection within the ERGO Insurance Group and thus part of Munich Re, one of the world's leading reinsurers and risk carriers.
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