diff --git a/R/exportInsuranceContract_xlsx.R b/R/exportInsuranceContract_xlsx.R
index 2b30850bd0a1325c2dba461c3de99dd0039eeef1..5bfbe850f6771ed6f2a2bbcff0ad648bc6f28d96 100644
--- a/R/exportInsuranceContract_xlsx.R
+++ b/R/exportInsuranceContract_xlsx.R
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ writeValuesTable = function(wb, sheet, values, caption = NULL, crow = 1, ccol =
 
 writePremiumCoefficients = function(wb, sheet, values, tarif = NULL, type = "benefits", crow = crow, ccol = ccol) {
   writeData(wb, sheet, matrix(c(
-    "Nettopr\\u00e4mie", "", "Zillmerpr\\u00e4mie", "", "Bruttopr\\u00e4mie", "",
-    "rel. zu VS", "rel. zu Pr\\u00e4mie", "rel. zu VS", "rel. zu Pr\\u00e4mie", "rel. zu VS", "rel. zu Pr\\u00e4mie"), 6, 2
+    "Nettopr\u00e4mie", "", "Zillmerpr\u00e4mie", "", "Bruttopr\u00e4mie", "",
+    "rel. zu VS", "rel. zu Pr\u00e4mie", "rel. zu VS", "rel. zu Pr\u00e4mie", "rel. zu VS", "rel. zu Pr\u00e4mie"), 6, 2
   ), startCol = ccol, startRow = crow, colNames = FALSE, borders = "rows", borderColour = "gray5", borderStyle = "thin");
   mergeCells(wb, sheet, cols = ccol, rows = crow:(crow + 1));
   mergeCells(wb, sheet, cols = ccol, rows = (crow + 2):(crow + 3));
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ labelsReplace = function(labels) {
   labels[labels == "unit.gross"] = "Brutto";
   labels[labels == "written_yearly"] = "Verrechnet";
   labels[labels == "written"] = "netto";
-  labels[labels == "unitcost"] = "St?ckkosten";
+  labels[labels == "unitcost"] = "St\u00fcckkosten";
   labels[labels == "written_beforetax"] = "vor Steuer";
 
   # Kosten
@@ -129,15 +129,15 @@ labelsReplace = function(labels) {
   labels[labels == "Constant"] = "";
 
   # Cash Flows
-  labels[labels == "premiums_advance"] = "Pr\\u00e4m. vorsch.";
-  labels[labels == "premiums_arrears"] = "Pr\\u00e4m. nachsch.";
+  labels[labels == "premiums_advance"] = "Pr\u00e4m. vorsch.";
+  labels[labels == "premiums_arrears"] = "Pr\u00e4m. nachsch.";
   labels[labels == "guaranteed_advance"] = "Gar. vorsch.";
   labels[labels == "guaranteed_arrears"] = "Gar. nachsch.";
   labels[labels == "survival_advance"] = "Erl. vorsch.";
   labels[labels == "survival_arrears"] = "Erl. nachsch.";
 
   # Barwerte
-  labels[labels == "premiums"] = "Pr\\u00e4m.";
+  labels[labels == "premiums"] = "Pr\u00e4m.";
   labels[labels == "guaranteed"] = "Gar.";
   labels[labels == "survival"] = "Erl.";
   labels[labels == "death_SumInsured"] = "Abl. VS";
@@ -156,27 +156,27 @@ labelsReplace = function(labels) {
   labels[labels == "PremiumFree"] = "Pr.Fr."
   labels[labels == "PolicyPeriod"] = "LZ"
 
-  # R\\u00fcckstellungen
+  # R\u00fcckstellungen
   labels[labels == "adequate"] = "ausr.";
   labels[labels == "contractual"] = "vertragl.";
   labels[labels == "conversion"] = "Umrechn.";
-  labels[labels == "alphaRefund"] = "\u03b1-R\\u00fccktrag";
-  labels[labels == "reduction"] = "Sparpr.f\\u00fcr DK";
+  labels[labels == "alphaRefund"] = "\u03b1-R\u00fccktrag";
+  labels[labels == "reduction"] = "Sparpr.f\u00fcr DK";
   labels[labels == "PremiumsPaid"] = "Pr.Summe";
-  labels[labels == "Surrender"] = "R\\u00fcckkauf";
+  labels[labels == "Surrender"] = "R\u00fcckkauf";
   labels[labels == "PremiumFreeSumInsured"] = "Prf.VS";
   labels[labels == "Balance Sheet Reserve"] = "Bilanzreserve"
 
-  # Pr\\u00e4mienzerlegung
+  # Pr\u00e4mienzerlegung
   labels[labels == "charged"] = "verrechnet"
   labels[labels == "tax"] = "VSt."
   labels[labels == "loading.frequency"] = "UJZ"
-  labels[labels == "rebate.premium"] = "Pr\\u00e4m.Rab."
+  labels[labels == "rebate.premium"] = "Pr\u00e4m.Rab."
   labels[labels == "rebate.partner"] = "Partn.Rab."
   labels[labels == "unitcosts"] = "StkK"
   labels[labels == "profit.advance"] = "Vw.GB"
   labels[labels == "rebate.sum"] = "Summenrab."
-  labels[labels == "charge.noMedicalExam"] = "o.\\u00e4rztl.U."
+  labels[labels == "charge.noMedicalExam"] = "o.\u00e4rztl.U."
   labels[labels == "gross"] = "Brutto"
   labels[labels == "alpha.noZillmer"] = "\u03b1 (ungez.)";
   labels[labels == "alpha.Zillmer"] = "\u03b1 (gezill.)";
@@ -186,20 +186,20 @@ labelsReplace = function(labels) {
   labels[labels == "Zillmer.risk"] = "gez.Risikopr.";
   labels[labels == "Zillmer.savings"] = "gez.Sparpr.";
   labels[labels == "Zillmer.amortization"] = "gez.AK-Tilgung";
-  labels[labels == "Zillmer.savings.real"] = "Sparpr.f\\u00fcr DK";
+  labels[labels == "Zillmer.savings.real"] = "Sparpr.f\u00fcr DK";
 
   # Vertragseigenschaften
   labels[labels == "InterestRate"] = "i";
   labels[labels == "PolicyDuration"] = "LZ";
-  labels[labels == "PremiumPayment"] = "Pr\\u00e4mienzhlg.";
-  labels[labels == "Premiums"] = "Pr\\u00e4mien";
+  labels[labels == "PremiumPayment"] = "Pr\u00e4mienzhlg.";
+  labels[labels == "Premiums"] = "Pr\u00e4mien";
   labels[labels == "age"] = "Alter";
   labels[labels == "Sum insured"] = "Vers.summe";
   labels[labels == "Mortality table"] = "Sterbetafel";
   labels[labels == "i"] = "Garantiezins";
   labels[labels == "Age"] = "Alter";
   labels[labels == "Policy duration"] = "Laufzeit";
-  labels[labels == "Premium period"] = "Pr?mienzahlung";
+  labels[labels == "Premium period"] = "Pr\u00e4mienzahlung";
   labels[labels == "Deferral period"] = "Aufschub";
   labels[labels == "Guaranteed payments"] = "Garantiezeit";
 
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ exportContractDataTable = function(wb, sheet, contract, ccol = 1, crow = 1, styl
   tmp = contractPremiums %>%
     select(Vertragsteil = .data$ID, .data$unit.net, .data$unit.Zillmer, .data$unit.gross)
   writeValuesTable(wb, sheet, values = setInsuranceValuesLabels(tmp),
-                   caption = "Pr\\u00e4miens\\u00e4tze (auf VS 1)", crow = crow, ccol = 1,
+                   caption = "Pr\u00e4miens\u00e4tze (auf VS 1)", crow = crow, ccol = 1,
                    tableName = "UnitPremiums", styles = styles, valueStyle = styles$unitpremiums)
   crow = crow + NROW(tmp) + 2 + 2 # 2 rows for caption/table header, 2 rows padding
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ exportContractDataTable = function(wb, sheet, contract, ccol = 1, crow = 1, styl
   tmp = contractPremiums %>%
     select(Vertragsteil = .data$ID, .data$net, .data$Zillmer, .data$gross, .data$written_yearly)
   writeValuesTable(wb, sheet, values = setInsuranceValuesLabels(tmp),
-                   caption = "Jahrespr\\u00e4mien", crow = crow, ccol = 1,
+                   caption = "Jahrespr\u00e4mien", crow = crow, ccol = 1,
                    tableName = "YearlyPremiums", styles = styles, valueStyle = styles$currency0)
   crow = crow + NROW(tmp) + 2 + 2 # 2 rows for caption/table header, 2 rows padding
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ exportContractDataTable = function(wb, sheet, contract, ccol = 1, crow = 1, styl
   tmp = contractPremiums %>%
     select(Vertragsteil = .data$ID, .data$written, .data$unitcost, .data$written_beforetax, .data$tax)
   writeValuesTable(wb, sheet, values = setInsuranceValuesLabels(tmp),
-                   caption = "Pr\\u00e4mien (pro Zahlungsweise)", crow = crow, ccol = 1,
+                   caption = "Pr\u00e4mien (pro Zahlungsweise)", crow = crow, ccol = 1,
                    tableName = "WrittenPremiums", styles = styles, valueStyle = styles$currency0)
   crow = crow + NROW(tmp) + 2 + 2 # 2 rows for caption/table header, 2 rows padding
 
@@ -513,10 +513,10 @@ exportProfitParticipationTable = function(wb, sheet, contract, ccol = 1, crow =
 
     # Add table headers for the various sections:
     if (length(baseCols) > 0) {
-      writeTableCaption(wb, sheet, "Basisgr\\u00f6\\u00dfen", rows = crow, cols = baseCols + ccol.table, style = styles$header);
+      writeTableCaption(wb, sheet, "Basisgr\u00f6\u00dfen", rows = crow, cols = baseCols + ccol.table, style = styles$header);
     }
     if (length(rateCols) > 0) {
-      writeTableCaption(wb, sheet, "Gewinnbeteiligungss\\u00e4tze", rows = crow, cols = rateCols + ccol.table, style = styles$header);
+      writeTableCaption(wb, sheet, "Gewinnbeteiligungss\u00e4tze", rows = crow, cols = rateCols + ccol.table, style = styles$header);
     }
     if (length(profitCols) > 0) {
       writeTableCaption(wb, sheet, "GB Zuweisungen", rows = crow, cols = profitCols + ccol.table, style = styles$header);
@@ -532,10 +532,10 @@ exportProfitParticipationTable = function(wb, sheet, contract, ccol = 1, crow =
     }
     if (length(surrenderCols) > 0) {
 
-            writeTableCaption(wb, sheet, "R\\u00fcckkauf", rows = crow, cols = surrenderCols + ccol.table, style = styles$header);
+            writeTableCaption(wb, sheet, "R\u00fcckkauf", rows = crow, cols = surrenderCols + ccol.table, style = styles$header);
     }
     if (length(premiumWaiverCols) > 0) {
-      writeTableCaption(wb, sheet, "Pr\\u00e4mienfreistellung", rows = crow, cols = premiumWaiverCols + ccol.table, style = styles$header);
+      writeTableCaption(wb, sheet, "Pr\u00e4mienfreistellung", rows = crow, cols = premiumWaiverCols + ccol.table, style = styles$header);
     }
 
     exportBlockID(wb, sheet, id = id, rows = blockid.row, cols = ccol:cl, styles = styles)
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ exportPremiumCompositionTable = function(wb, sheet, contract, ccol = 1, crow = 1
   cl = cl + writeValuesTable(
     wb, sheet, as.data.frame(setInsuranceValuesLabels(contract$Values$premiumComposition)),
     crow = crow, ccol = cl, tableName = tableName("Premium_Decomposition_", id), styles = styles,
-    caption = "Pr\\u00e4mienzerlegung", valueStyle = styles$currency0) + 1;
+    caption = "Pr\u00e4mienzerlegung", valueStyle = styles$currency0) + 1;
 
   crow = crow + nrrow + 4;
 
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ exportPremiumCompositionTable = function(wb, sheet, contract, ccol = 1, crow = 1
   cl = cl + writeValuesTable(
     wb, sheet, as.data.frame(setInsuranceValuesLabels(contract$Values$premiumCompositionSums)),
     crow = crow, ccol = cl, tableName = tableName("Premium_DecompositionSums_", id), styles = styles,
-    caption = "Pr\\u00e4mienzerlegung (Summe zuk\\u00fcnftiger Pr\\u00e4mien)", valueStyle = styles$currency0) + 1;
+    caption = "Pr\u00e4mienzerlegung (Summe zuk\u00fcnftiger Pr\u00e4mien)", valueStyle = styles$currency0) + 1;
 
   crow = crow + nrrow + 4;
 
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ exportPremiumCompositionTable = function(wb, sheet, contract, ccol = 1, crow = 1
   cl = cl + writeValuesTable(
     wb, sheet, as.data.frame(setInsuranceValuesLabels(contract$Values$premiumCompositionPV)),
     crow = crow, ccol = cl, tableName = tableName("Premium_DecompositionPV_", id), styles = styles,
-    caption = "Pr\\u00e4mienzerlegung(Barwerte zuk\\u00fcnftiger Pr\\u00e4mien)", valueStyle = styles$currency0) + 1;
+    caption = "Pr\u00e4mienzerlegung(Barwerte zuk\u00fcnftiger Pr\u00e4mien)", valueStyle = styles$currency0) + 1;
 
   endrow = (crow + 1 + nrrow)
 
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ exportPVTable = function(wb, sheet, contract, ccol = 1, crow = 1, styles = c(),
                                caption = "Kostenbarwerte", valueStyle = styles$cost0) + 1;
 
     # Now print out the formulas for premium calculation into the columns 2 and 3:
-    writeData(wb, sheet, as.data.frame(c("Nettopr\\u00e4mie", contract$Values$premiums[["net"]],"Zillmerpr\\u00e4mie", contract$Values$premiums[["Zillmer"]], "Bruttopr\\u00e4mie", contract$Values$premiums[["gross"]])), startCol = ccol, startRow = crow, colNames = FALSE, borders = "rows");
+    writeData(wb, sheet, as.data.frame(c("Nettopr\u00e4mie", contract$Values$premiums[["net"]],"Zillmerpr\u00e4mie", contract$Values$premiums[["Zillmer"]], "Bruttopr\u00e4mie", contract$Values$premiums[["gross"]])), startCol = ccol, startRow = crow, colNames = FALSE, borders = "rows");
     for (i in 0:5) {
       writeFormula(wb, sheet, paste0("SUMPRODUCT(", sprintf(area.premiumcoeff, crow + i, crow + i), ", ", area.premiumvals, ") + SUMPRODUCT(", sprintf(area.costcoeff, crow + i, crow + i), ", ", area.costvals, ")"), startCol = ccol + 2, startRow = crow + i);
       addStyle(wb, sheet, style = styles$pv0, rows = crow + i, cols = ccol + 2, stack = TRUE);
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ exportInsuranceContract.xlsx = function(contract, filename) {
                               fgFill = "#E0E0E0",
                               halign = "center", valign = "center", textDecoration = "bold"),
     hide0 = createStyle(numFmt = "General; General; \"\""),
-    currency0 = createStyle(numFmt = "[$\u20ac C07] #,##0.00;[red]-[$\u20ac-C07] #,##0.00;\"\""),
+    currency0 = createStyle(numFmt = "[$\u20ac-C07] #,##0.00;[red]-[$\u20ac-C07] #,##0.00;\"\""),
     cost0 = createStyle(numFmt = "0.0##%; 0.0##%; \"\""),
     pv0 = createStyle(numFmt = "0.00000;-0.00000;\"\""),
     qx = createStyle(numFmt = "0.000000"),
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ exportInsuranceContract.xlsx = function(contract, filename) {
   # Print out premium decomposition            ####
   ############################################### #
 
-  sheet = "Pr\\u00e4mienzerlegung";
+  sheet = "Pr\u00e4mienzerlegung";
   addValuesWorksheet(wb, sheet);
   exportPremiumCompositionTable(
     wb = wb, sheet = sheet, contract = contract,
diff --git a/R/showVmGlgExamples.R b/R/showVmGlgExamples.R
index 0049d11576e4e9f45a636471ce0dff1bfb7231b6..c98fa06620bd15beaa16f13e44d0f2dc58ffe2a4 100644
--- a/R/showVmGlgExamples.R
+++ b/R/showVmGlgExamples.R
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ showVmGlgExamples = function(contract, prf = 10, t = 10, t_prf = 12, file = "",
         contract$tarif$desc,
         sprintf("Typ: %s", contract$tarif$tariffType),
         sprintf("VS: %.2f", contract$Parameters$ContractData$sumInsured),
-        sprintf("Alter: %d, LZ: %d, Pr\\u00e4mienzahlung: %d, Aufschubzeit: %d, Garantiezeit: %d",
+        sprintf("Alter: %d, LZ: %d, Pr\u00e4mienzahlung: %d, Aufschubzeit: %d, Garantiezeit: %d",
                 contract$Parameters$ContractData$age,
                 contract$Parameters$ContractData$policyPeriod,
                 contract$Parameters$ContractData$premiumPeriod,
@@ -67,21 +67,21 @@ showVmGlgExamples = function(contract, prf = 10, t = 10, t_prf = 12, file = "",
                 contract$Parameters$ActuarialBases$mortalityTable@name),
         "",
 
-        "Pr\\u00e4mien:",
+        "Pr\u00e4mien:",
         "========",
-        sprintf("Nettopr\\u00e4mie:         %8.2f", contract$Values$premiums["net"]),
-        sprintf("Zillmerpr\\u00e4mie:       %8.2f", contract$Values$premiums["Zillmer"]),
-        sprintf("Bruttopr\\u00e4mie:        %8.2f", contract$Values$premiums["gross"]),
+        sprintf("Nettopr\u00e4mie:         %8.2f", contract$Values$premiums["net"]),
+        sprintf("Zillmerpr\u00e4mie:       %8.2f", contract$Values$premiums["Zillmer"]),
+        sprintf("Bruttopr\u00e4mie:        %8.2f", contract$Values$premiums["gross"]),
         sprintf("Vorgeschr.Pr.:       %8.2f", contract$Values$premiums["written"]),
         "",
 
-        sprintf("Sparpr\\u00e4mie (t=%d):   %8.2f", t, contract$Values$premiumComposition[t + 1, "Zillmer.savings"]),
-        sprintf("Risikopr\\u00e4mie (t=%d): %8.2f", t, contract$Values$premiumComposition[t + 1, "Zillmer.risk"]),
+        sprintf("Sparpr\u00e4mie (t=%d):   %8.2f", t, contract$Values$premiumComposition[t + 1, "Zillmer.savings"]),
+        sprintf("Risikopr\u00e4mie (t=%d): %8.2f", t, contract$Values$premiumComposition[t + 1, "Zillmer.risk"]),
         "",
 
         "Reserven:",
         "=========",
-        sprintf("Pr\\u00e4mienpflichtig (t=%d):             %8.2f", t, contract$Values$reserves[t + 1, "Zillmer"]),
+        sprintf("Pr\u00e4mienpflichtig (t=%d):             %8.2f", t, contract$Values$reserves[t + 1, "Zillmer"]),
         ifelse(has.prf, sprintf("Pr.Frei (mangels Zahlung) (tprf=%d): %8.2f", t_prf, contract.prf$Values$reserves[t_prf + 1, "Zillmer"]), ""),
         sprintf("VwKostenreserve (t=%d):              %8.2f", t, contract$Values$reserves[t + 1, "gamma"]),
         ifelse(has.prf, sprintf("VwKostenreserve (Pr.Frei) (tprf=%d): %8.2f", t_prf, contract.prf$Values$reserves[t_prf + 1, "gamma"]), ""),
@@ -90,23 +90,23 @@ showVmGlgExamples = function(contract, prf = 10, t = 10, t_prf = 12, file = "",
         sprintf("Bilanzreserve (t=%.2f):             %8.2f",
                 contract$Values$reservesBalanceSheet[t + 1, "time"],
                 contract$Values$reservesBalanceSheet[t + 1, "Balance Sheet Reserve"]),
-        sprintf("Pr\\u00e4mien\\u00fcbertrag (BM=%2d):             %8.2f", month(contract$Parameters$ContractData$contractClosing), contract$Values$reservesBalanceSheet[t + 1, "unearned Premiums"]),
+        sprintf("Pr\u00e4mien\u00fcbertrag (BM=%2d):             %8.2f", month(contract$Parameters$ContractData$contractClosing), contract$Values$reservesBalanceSheet[t + 1, "unearned Premiums"]),
         "",
 
-        "R\\u00fcckkauf und Pr\\u00e4mienfreistellung:",
+        "R\u00fcckkauf und Pr\u00e4mienfreistellung:",
         "=================================",
-        sprintf("R\\u00fcckkaufsreserve (t=%d):          %8.2f", t, contract$Values$reserves[t + 1, "reduction"]),
-        sprintf("R\\u00fcckkaufswert (t=%d):             %8.2f", t, contract$Values$reserves[t + 1, "Surrender"]),
-        sprintf("Abschlusskostenr\\u00fccktrag (t=%d):   %8.2f", t, contract$Values$reserves[t + 1, "alphaRefund"]),
+        sprintf("R\u00fcckkaufsreserve (t=%d):          %8.2f", t, contract$Values$reserves[t + 1, "reduction"]),
+        sprintf("R\u00fcckkaufswert (t=%d):             %8.2f", t, contract$Values$reserves[t + 1, "Surrender"]),
+        sprintf("Abschlusskostenr\u00fccktrag (t=%d):   %8.2f", t, contract$Values$reserves[t + 1, "alphaRefund"]),
         "",
 
-        ifelse(has.prf, sprintf("R\\u00fcckkaufswert (Prf.) (t=%d):      %8.2f (VS: %.2f)",
+        ifelse(has.prf, sprintf("R\u00fcckkaufswert (Prf.) (t=%d):      %8.2f (VS: %.2f)",
                 t_prf,
                 contract.prf$Values$reserves[t_prf + 1, "Surrender"],
                 contract.prf$Values$reserves[t_prf + 1, "PremiumFreeSumInsured"]), ""),
         "",
 
-        ifelse(has.prf, sprintf("Pr\\u00e4mienfreie VS (t=%d):           %8.2f",
+        ifelse(has.prf, sprintf("Pr\u00e4mienfreie VS (t=%d):           %8.2f",
                 t, contract$Values$reserves[t + 1, "PremiumFreeSumInsured"]), "")
     );
     cat(paste(output, collapse = '\r\n'), file = file)