Insurance matters also handled in Germany – Firstbrokers as member of German-Finnish Chamber of Commerce

Do you know what an insurance broker does? The insurance broker acts as an impartial expert between the client and the insurance companies. The insurance broker knows the customer's needs and looks for the best insurance products from different companies.

The broker is not tied to any specific insurance company but organizes tenders for the insurances and acts in defense of his client's interests. The broker advises the customer in insurance matters, for example during claims handling process.

With help of Firstbrokers, insurance related topics are also handled in Germany as well as German companies in Finland are also served. Firstbrokers is a member of the German-Finnish Chamber of Commerce, through which connections are created between the countries. Firstbrokers has experience and insight into insurance and employee benefit services in Finland, as well as the services offered by the Chamber of Commerce and the relationships established through it facilitate operations in Germany.

The main task of the Chamber of Commerce is to promote trade relations between Germany and Finland. It works especially with the help of customized services offered to customers. The purpose of the operation is to increase and develop new business. The services include trainings and other events, market surveys, legal and financial administration services, searching for partners and assisting in tenders.

One good example of Firstbrokers' cooperation is to offer an internship to a trainee reached through the Chamber of Commerce's network. Emilia Höger, a 25-year-old business assistant student from Hamburg, Germany, works for three months at Firstbrokers in back-office tasks.

“For years I have been thinking about maybe moving away from Germany to one of the Scandinavian countries. Now I will be able to live and work here for three months. I’m positive that working here will grant me crucial insights on how insurance business is handled in Finland. I have only just begun working here, but I am excited to learn all about it. And I am happy that partnerships like AHK Finland exist to foster international connections like this one.” says Emilia or Lou.

With more than 650 member companies German-Finnish Chamber of Commerce a unique German-Finnish business platform. The German-Finnish Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1978. Firstbrokers has been a member of Chamber of Commerce for more than ten years.

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Firstbrokers Oy was founded in 1989 and is thus the first insurance brokerage company in Finland. Customers are Finnish SMEs and subsidiaries of international companies. Firstbrokers Oy is also the most international insurance broker in Finland, as it is a member of several global insurance broker networks. This enables business customers to provide risk management, insurance and employee benefits services easily, cost-effectively and reliably in more than 110 countries. Firstbrokers Oy covers its customers' business and employees in all industries. Firstbrokers Oy continuously manages the risk management, insurance and employee benefits of more than 200 companies, and has already served more than a thousand companies during its 35 years of operation. We've got you covered!