What is liability insurance (Haft­pflicht­ver­si­che­rung)?

Liability insurance (Haftpflichtversicherung) covers accidents that are your fault. It pays to fix the damage that you caused.

For example:

  • You scratch someone’s car with your shopping cart.
  • Your child breaks something at their friend’s house.
  • Your computer chair destroys the floor in the apartment you rent.
  • You trip someone while playing football, and they break their leg.

It’s the most important insurance after health insurance. 83% of Germans homes have it.1 It costs around €5 per month. I recommend Feather’s liability insurance. It’s what I have since 2022.

How to choose liability insurance

Sources and footnotes
  1. handelsblatt.com