Supplementary insurance premiums remain due after termination

ATA/737/1997Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberNov 25, 1997Dismissed

Extracted by Omnilex

Omnilex summary

The court held that, under Art. 42 para. 3 LCA, an insured person who terminates a supplementary insurance contract remains liable for the premium for the relevant annual period, here the full year 1997 despite termination effective 31 January 1997. It also held that an insured person who joins another basic insurer before the expiry of the notice period cannot make that affiliation effective immediately; under Art. 94 para. 2 OAMal, the new contract must be suspended for the duration of the cancellation period.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 42 al. 3 LCA; prime d'assurance après résiliation par l'assuré; l'assureur peut réclamer la prime pour la période contractuelle entière malgré la résiliation anticipée, dès lors que la créance de prime est due selon le régime légal et contractuel applicable. Art. 94 al. 2 OAMal; affiliation prématurée à une autre caisse-maladie; la nouvelle affiliation ne déploie pas d'effet avant l'échéance du délai de résiliation du contrat antérieur et doit être suspendue pendant ce délai (consid. non précisés).

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Descripteurs

ASSURANCE COMPLEMENTAIRE; PRIME D'ASSURANCE; PAIEMENT; ASSURANCE SOCIALE; AM; RESILIATION; AFFILIATION; ASSU

Normes

LCA.42; OAMAL.94 al.2

Résumé

En application de l'art. 42 al. 3 LCA, l'assureur peut exiger le paiement de la prime après que le contrat ait été résilié par l'assuré soit en l'espèce pour toute l'année 1997, malgré la résiliation du contrat au 31 janvier 1997. Le recourant s'étant prématurément affilié auprès d'une autre assurance pour l'assurance de base, ce nouveau contrat doit être suspendu tant que dure le délai de résiliation de son contrat d'assurance.

Keywords

insurance premiumsupplementary insuranceterminationpremium paymentbasic health insurancesuspensionaffiliation

Extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether the insurer could demand the premium for the whole year 1997 despite termination of the contract on 31 January 1997.

Extracted holding

Yes. Under Art. 42 para. 3 LCA, the insurer could require payment for the premium period despite the insured's termination.

Extracted reasoning

The court held that termination by the insured does not prevent the premium from becoming due for the relevant contractual period.

Key legal question

Whether the insured's premature affiliation with another basic insurer had to be suspended until the expiry of the cancellation period of the previous contract.

Extracted holding

Yes. The new basic insurance contract had to be suspended for the duration of the cancellation period.

Extracted reasoning

Because the insured joined the new insurer before the end of the notice period, the new affiliation could not take effect immediately; Art. 94 para. 2 OAMal required suspension.

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