The companies and service providers associated in the Bundesverband Vermögensanlagen im Zweitmarkt Lebensversicherungen (BVZL) e.V. are engaged in the secondary markets for life insurance policies all over the world.

Since its establishment in May 2004, the association has served to represent members’ economic, legal and political interests and has been in constant dialogue with politicians, opinion leaders, the public and other lobbying groups to further promote the dynamic development of the segment.

BVZL’s primary objective is to develop industry standards in terms of transparency and comparability of the various investment segments (German and US life insurance policies) to steadily improve the preconditions for successful investments in these very diverse asset classes.