Question juridique clé
Whether the defendant had acted as direct insurer/representative and whether the hearing reasoning was insufficient
Solution extraite
The Federal Court upheld the finding that no actual intent to act as representative was established and held the reasoning adequate.
Motifs extraits
The lower court could infer from the testimony and circumstances that the deckungszusage was not made as direct representation of the local insurer; once no representative intent existed, further proof on apparent authority or third-party understanding was unnecessary.