Key Person Risk and insurance: What must a keyman coach know about the keyman policy?

A keyman policy cushions the financial consequences when a key person drops out. It pays money to the company. Decisions, relationships and knowledge must be secured in another way.

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Keyman policy: What does it pay, and to whom?

The company is the policyholder, pays the premiums and is the sole beneficiary; the key person is the insured person (Gothaer). The money is meant to close liquidity gaps and finance a qualified deputy (MLP).

If a life insurance is taken out on the death of another person and the agreed benefit exceeds the usual funeral costs, the contract is only valid with the written consent of that person (Section 150 (2) VVG). The keyman policy therefore always starts with a conversation with the key person.

Keyman policy: How is it treated for tax purposes?

According to Gothaer, premiums of a corporation are business expenses and benefits are business income; if a partnership or sole proprietor insures the entrepreneur himself, the policy is treated as private.

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Key Person Risk and insurance: Which questions should be settled before the emergency?

Which costs would arise in the first twelve months after the loss, and who has calculated them?
Who receives the money, and who decides what it is used for?
Has the key person consented in writing, and does he know why the policy exists?
Which decisions does the money buy, and which does it leave open?

Key Person Risk and insurance: Where is the gap that the policy leaves open?

The policy pays money. Who decides with this money, whom staff and customers trust and whether the founder feels honoured or replaced is settled elsewhere.

This is where keyman coaching starts: Johannes Faupel clarifies with owners, families and successors what is wanted before the professionals put it into words, and invites representatives of other professions when negotiations are due.

This page gives an overview and does not replace legal, tax or specialist advice in the individual case.

Key Person Risk (Keyman Risk): How can it be minimised?

The One Session: Key Person Risk Coaching

The One Session is a four-hour 1:1 intensive session in Frankfurt am Main, optionally online. It identifies the imponderables and uncertainties that matter beyond financial data, insurance benefits and production security: among them trust in deputies and successors and the appreciation of the life's work of founder personalities. Fee: EUR 5,000 plus 19 % VAT, B2B.

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Email: info@johannesfaupel.com

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Key Person Risk and insurance: Which sources does this page rely on?

Gothaer. Steuermerkblatt Keyman-Police (Schlüsselkraftversicherung), 2019. partner.gothaer.de/media/bilder_partnerportal/leben/risikoabsicherung_und_berufsunfaehigkeit/perikon/201903-steuermerkblatt-keyperson.pdf
MLP. Keyman-Versicherung. mlp.de/firmenkunden/unternehmerabsicherung/keyman-versicherung/
§ 150 VVG – Versicherte Person. www.gesetze-im-internet.de/vvg_2008/__150.html

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