Axel Kleinlein

The consumer advocate - tough on the issue, conciliatory in tone

Axel Kleinlein studied mathematics and philosophy at the University of Cologne and the Free University of Berlin. His name stands for tireless commitment and dedicated work for consumer protection in the field of insurance and financial services. He started out in the actuarial department of Allianz Lebensversicherung in Stuttgart. In this position, he learned the trade of an actuary. His next positions were at Stiftung Warentest as project manager for life insurance and pension provision tests (published in the magazine Finanztest) and at the rating agency Assekurata, where he led industry studies on life insurance, among other things. From 2011 to 2022, Axel Kleinlein was Spokesman of the Board of Directors of the German Insurance Association and, from this position, took over the presidency of “Better Finance”, a leading European umbrella organization, from 2019 to 2022. In his consultations, talks and lectures, he knows how to convey complex mathematical backgrounds in an understandable, visual and entertaining way. He is a welcome expert on TV and in the media, at forums and congresses, as well as in committees and background discussions with politicians and associations.

Rates

Vita

Topics

The pension check:

How old-age provision works

How life insurance policies are calculated and what happens to customers' money
How money becomes a pension - statutory pension, life insurance, occupational pension provision and other solutions
Who does business with old-age provision, what rules apply to sales and what do I need to look out for?

The pension talk:

Polarizing, analytical, fact-oriented

Riester rebel & consumer advocate
Journalistically sound & competent
Quick-witted & confident

The pension expert:

Interlocutor for politicians and associations in Berlin & Brussels

What makes consumer associations tick and what agenda they pursue
How political players behave and how you can influence them
How Europe works and what that means for us in Germany

References & Press

“Axel Kleinlein was a member of the advisory board of the sponsoring association from 2011 as spokesman for the board of the German Insurance Association (BdV). His pointed contributions and the occasional exchange of blows with the representatives of the insurers, always factual and knowledgeable, were among the highlights of the meetings. I owe him many a look behind the scenes and a friendly exchange of ideas.”
Prof. Dr. Günter Hirsch, former President of the Federal Court of Justice, former ombudsman for the insurance industry

“Kleinlein is a rare breed among consumer advocates: he is knee-deep in his topics - right down to the smallest printed general terms and conditions of insurance. And he can be mercilessly sharp. That's why he is feared but respected in the industry.”
FAZ, 16.3.2019

“He must know, he's a specialist. Kleinlein studied mathematics and ... worked for the company [Allianz] before switching sides and ultimately becoming head of the German Insurance Association. Today, the man .... is one of the most persistent critics of life insurance.”
Der Spiegel, 8/2016

“Axel Kleinlein (born 1969) was Chairman of the Board of the German Insurance Association and is currently considered one of the fiercest critics of insurers.”
Handelsblatt

Presentation types

Business talk
Specialized lecture
Interview
Workshop
Factual presentation
Impulses and motivation
Infotainment
Online lecture
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Axel Kleinlein

The consumer advocate - tough on the issue, conciliatory in tone

Vita

Topics

References & Press

Publications

Zehn Jahre „Riester-Rente“

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Axel Kleinlein

The consumer advocate - tough on the issue, conciliatory in tone

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Vita

Topics

References & Press

Publications

Zehn Jahre „Riester-Rente“

Presentation types

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