Key legal question
Whether the insured's duty of cooperation under VVG Art. 39 extends to providing information and authorizations aimed at clarifying a possible pre-contractual non-disclosure (Art. 6 VVG).
Extracted holding
No. Art. 39 VVG covers information needed to clarify the insured event and its consequences, not inquiries aimed at investigating an alleged breach of the duty to disclose.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that the insurer's request sought to substantiate a suspected duty-to-disclose violation, which lies outside the statutory and contractual scope of Art. 39 VVG. Extending the duty would improperly shift the burden of proof and force the insured to incriminate herself.