---
title: "How the 4.9/5 rating works – review methodology"
url: https://www.krankenversicherung-auslaender.de/en/review-methodology/
description: "The 4.9 out of 5 rating comes from 458 responses to our own customer survey since 2009: who is surveyed, how responses are counted and why no independent verification takes place."
lang: en
---

# How this rating works

4.9/5 · Over 10,000 policies placed since 2009

The figure "4.9 out of 5" is based on **458 responses** to our **own customer survey** since 2009.

**Who is surveyed:** only people who took out a policy through us. Enquiries that did not lead to a contract are not counted.

**How responses are counted:** there is no pre-selection and no filtering. Every response received enters the average unchanged.

**Authenticity check:** we match each response to the corresponding case file. No check by an independent review portal or any other third party takes place — the rating is **not** independently verified.

**What "over 10,000 policies since 2009" means:** the total number of contracts we have placed since 2009. That figure is not a rating.

Last updated: 24. September 2026

Questions about the methodology? Reach us via the contact form (https://www.krankenversicherung-auslaender.de/kontakt/).

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