Key legal question
Whether the insured could rely on legitimate expectations to be treated as if deferred accident insurance had been concluded despite the missing contract.
Extracted holding
Yes. The failure to inform him about deferred accident insurance was causally relevant; he would probably have concluded it if properly informed, so coverage must be deemed to exist.
Extracted reasoning
For omitted information, the decisive question is whether the insured, on balance of probabilities, would have taken the protective step. Given the purpose and simplicity of deferred accident insurance, a natural presumption favors its conclusion when a person merely plans a temporary break from work. The cantonal court’s contrary finding was not supported by reliable indications.