Posts tagged #insurance contract law
All PostsOGH: Consequences of late withdrawal from a life insurance
Civil LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, OGH) decided that Section 176 para 1 of the Insurance Contract Act (Versicherungsvertragsgesetz, VersVG) is contrary to EU law if it provides the same legal effects for the withdrawal from an endowmen...
OGH: Construction risk clause in legal protection insurance
Civil LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, OGH) addressed the interpretation of a construction risk clause in a legal protection insurance policy and with the question of whether a legal dispute against a court-appointed expert due to a faulty...
OGH: On the right to withdraw from life insurance policies
The beginning of the period for the withdrawal from life insurance policies may be made dependent on the receipt of certain documents. These documents must be delivered at the latest with the policy and the policyholder must not have any doubts about...