msg.life Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used msg.life
Hans-Dieter G.
Last position:
Training as an AI Expert
I continuously expand my expertise in AI and automation. I work with ChatGPT, OpenAI, Manus, Gemini, MS CoPilot, APIs, LangChain, Hugging Face, Manus, TensorFlow, and Auto-GPT, as well as Python-based ML frameworks and MLOps tools, to intelligently transform traditional software development, analysis, and testing processes.
Benedikt T.
Last position:
Actuarial Analyst at Standard Life
- Preparation of implementation concepts based on predefined technical business plans and actuarial requirements
- Testing of changes made to the policy administration system
- Carrying out individual actuarial calculations
- Carrying out portfolio and system corrections
Sebastian Z.
Last position:
part-time lecturer at Berufsbildungswerk der Versicherungswirtschaft (BWV) Rhein-Main e.V.
Inter-company instruction in the area of financial investments "Planning for retirement and building wealth"
Bernhard D.
Last position:
Enterprise Architect. And responsible for the cross-functional architecture as well as all domains with a focus on the sales at Süddeutsche Krankenversicherung
Creation of business and technical concepts as well as support for enterprise architecture management as part of the migration to the Adesso standard insurance solutions and the renewal of surrounding systems
Interface definitions
Business analysis and creation of the business concepts for input management and sales
Creation of architecture guidelines and processes
Processing technical and business decisions in the architecture board
Definition of service processes and system management aspects
Creation of the technical target operating model
Creation of an integration architecture for AI/LLMs from the providers Commasoft and Insiders
CommaSoft (Alan) webpages and web services
Insiders for Smartfix based on web services
Creation of a question catalog for a security/regulatory check.
Analysis of threats using threat modeling / STRIDE incl. creation of a set of measures to secure the systems
System environment: Jira, Confluence, Java, Enterprise Architect, VAIT/DORA, KritisV, GDPR, IT ServiceMgmt, Adesso Ecosphere and Insure Health, DoPIX and successor product, SmartFix, SmartFlow, Zabas, Kolumbus, Clarc archive, BiPRO, AI / LLM, MS Azure, AWS, TOM/FMO
Axel T.
Last position:
Migration of Host Programs to Decentralized Processing (Cobol to Java) at Freelancer
- Analysis of calculations in the legacy system (Cobol), reconciliation with specification and checking differences in the new system
- Managing change requests with Jira
- Basis for compare reconciliation: XML formats for further processing in Dopix (business: VS certificate, customer info, contribution statements)
- Automated XML comparisons via TWS jobs in various test systems
- Reviewing and documenting related utility programs and interface calls
- Reviewing legacy programs in terms of content, technology, and business logic
- Creating and extending JCLs for regression tests host <> decentralized
- Analyzing error cases and comparing with specifications for correctness
- Creating Jira tickets as requests or bug fixes for the Java programs
Technical environment:
- COBOL
- TSO/ISPF
- DB2/SQL (Spufi, QE2)
- IMS-DB/DC application development
- JCL, TWS (Tivoli), EJM Beta48 (AIX)
- Changeman (Extended Release Option)
- Citrix environment
- MS Office
- Ticket management with Jira
- Agile development
Claudius P.
Last position:
IT Consultant on Temporary Assignment at YER Talents GmbH
- Release Management
- Project Management
- Business Analysis
- Scrum
- SAFe
Roland J.
Last position:
Business Analyst Generative AI solutions at Nextedge Technologies
- Conducting market analyses of GenAI solutions
- Developing the go-to-market strategy for an international GenAI/RAG solution
- Supporting the recruitment of offshore specialists in India
- Supporting the sales team
Michael W.
Last position:
Storage Architect at BSI GmbH
- Processing changes to build new storage in a new data center environment
- Draft design of the storage solution with its backup area
- Discussions on the future storage architecture and cloud backup solution
- Timeline creation for each project with duration and maturity level
- Documenting each project in Confluence
- Updating all storage product items in Certlich
- Updating and fixing errors in Alfabet
- Adding new products and their details in Alfabet for the storage area
Norbert G.
Last position:
Support with the introduction of the Pimcore CMS as well as support services and partner management at Akademisch Arbeitsgemeinschaft GmbH
- Support with the introduction of the Pimcore CMS as well as support services and partner management for the existing application landscape.
- Knowledge transfer regarding the existing application landscape.
- Consulting stakeholders on reimplementation.
- Support with data modeling for Pimcore.
- Concepts and support for data migrations from Salesforce to Pimcore using ESB.
- Creation of User Stories.
- 3rd level support for business-critical processes.
- Technologies: Salesforce Marketing, Sales and Service Cloud, Talend ESB, Pimcore Shopware, Move ERP system, DB2, MySQL, MS Office, MS Visio, Jira, Confluence.
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Statistics of experts using msg.life
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
33 years
Position duration
2.8 years
Positions per freelancer
19
Top business areas
Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Project Management
Top industries
Insurance, Information Technology, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Human Resources, Information Technology
Bachelor's degree or higher
80%
Master's degree or higher
40%
Doctorate
20%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
78%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts in Germany using msg.life
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
msg.life experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Insurance (89%)
- Information Technology (78%)
- Banking and Finance (67%)
- Professional Services (67%)
- Healthcare (44%)
- Manufacturing (44%)
- Automotive (33%)
- Government and Administration (33%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Insurance software focus
msg.life is a software suite for insurers and insurance-related organizations. It supports core processes across products such as life insurance, pensions, and other long-term insurance products. Companies use it to manage policy, contract, claims, calculation, and accounting workflows in a connected application landscape.
Core business processes
The platform helps represent complex insurance products and their rules. Typical work includes configuring tariffs, handling policy changes, calculating benefits, processing claims, and supporting correspondence and reporting. Its design is suited to processes where regulatory, actuarial, and contractual requirements must remain traceable.
Ecosystem and integration
msg.life projects rarely stand alone. Specialists work with surrounding systems, data services, customer portals, document solutions, and integration layers. Relevant skills can include API design, batch processing, databases, test automation, release management, and the secure exchange of data with partner and internal systems.
When companies need specialists
- A core insurance application must be introduced or extended
- Product rules and tariff logic need structured configuration
- Policy or claims data must be migrated and validated
- Interfaces to portals, accounting, or document systems need support
- Release quality and regression testing require stronger coverage
Freelance expertise is useful when a program needs focused capacity without adding permanent staff. It can also help during a platform transition, a major product rollout, or a period of integration and testing pressure.
Germany delivery context
Insurers in Germany often operate mature, interconnected application landscapes with demanding business and compliance processes. A specialist may collaborate remotely with product owners and domain teams or work on site during workshops, migration rehearsals, and critical releases. Clear German and English communication can matter when business and technology teams are distributed.
Strong professional practice
Strong msg.life professionals understand both the product configuration and the insurance process behind it. They can turn tariff or contract requirements into maintainable rules, investigate calculation and data issues, and document decisions clearly. Look for evidence of disciplined testing, careful migration validation, interface ownership, and constructive collaboration with actuarial, operations, and IT teams.
Frequently asked questions
Curious about msg.life? Here are the answers that come up again and again.
msg.life is an insurance software suite used to manage complex policy and contract processes, especially in life insurance and pensions. It can support product configuration, calculations, policy servicing, claims-related workflows, accounting, and connected reporting processes.
msg.life is designed for insurance-specific processes and complex product rules rather than general-purpose business administration. The right choice depends on the insurer’s product portfolio, existing systems, integration needs, migration path, and appetite for configuration versus custom development.
A strong msg.life specialist may also understand insurance product management, actuarial requirements, SQL, integration patterns, API work, test automation, and data migration. Experience with release processes and interfaces to portals, document systems, or finance applications is valuable.
The required depth depends on the assignment. A configuration task may need focused knowledge of products and rules, while a migration or core-system rollout calls for experience with data quality, integration, testing, release planning, and stakeholder coordination. Ask for examples that match the project’s process area.
msg.life work can often be performed remotely when requirements, environments, and access are well organized. On-site sessions in Germany may still help with process workshops, migration rehearsals, or release coordination, particularly where business and technology teams need close interaction.
With msg.life, define the relevant insurance line, business processes, system interfaces, environments, and expected deliverables before the engagement starts. Also clarify access rules, documentation standards, testing responsibilities, and how the specialist will work with product owners and domain experts.
A capable msg.life professional can explain insurance rules in clear business terms and show how they became tested, traceable system behavior. Review relevant work involving configuration, calculations, migrations, integrations, or production support, and ask how defects and change requests were handled.
msg.life assignments can cover product and tariff configuration, policy administration changes, interface delivery, data migration, test design, release support, and production issue analysis. Specialists may join a transformation program, strengthen an internal team, or take ownership of a defined work package.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used msg.life in their recent projects is 121 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 972 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used msg.life in their recent projects, 80% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 40% hold at least a Master's degree, and 20% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used msg.life in their recent projects have 33 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used msg.life in their recent projects are German (100%), English (78%), and Spanish (44%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used msg.life in their recent projects are Insurance (89%), Information Technology (78%), and Banking and Finance (67%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used msg.life in their recent projects are Information Technology (89%), Quality Assurance (89%), and Project Management (78%).
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