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Fraudsters on marketplaces use advance payments, gift cards and fake links. Learn the warning signs when buying and selling and how to respond.

If a statutory health insurer closes or becomes insolvent, section 175 SGB V sets fixed deadlines for notices and reports. What you should know now.

The Bundestag passed partial incapacity for work on 10 July 2026, with a start on 1 July 2028 per committee report. Steps, consent and amount explained.

Romance scam is fraud built on feigned love. The typical warning signs, how the scheme works, and what to do if you have already transferred money.

Part-time work, child-rearing periods and mini-jobs shape the statutory pension. How earnings points arise, what is credited and which building blocks help. November 2026.

Under the act adopted by the Bundestag, parents can top up the early-start pension (Frühstart-Rente). The ceiling is 6,840 euros a year. The arguments for and against.

Premium up? When section 40 VVG gives you a special termination right for car insurance in Germany, which one-month deadline applies and when no right exists.

Under 25, a move needs the Jobcenter’s prior assurance under section 22(5) SGB II. When it is mandatory and how deposit and moving costs are treated.

Health insurance during military service: who pays the contributions, what applies to volunteers and soldiers on fixed terms, and what it means for family and private cover.

How does conscientious objection work in Germany? Legal basis, application, hearing and questions to clarify your own decision, last updated November 2026.