Question juridique clé
Whether moratory interest on overdue premiums is owed despite alleged delay by the court in deciding the dispute.
Solution extraite
Yes. Moratory interest is mandatorily owed on overdue contribution claims, even if the judicial proceedings lasted a long time and no fault is attributable to the insured.
Motifs extraits
Art. 26 para. 1 LPGA imposes interest as a statutory consequence; it compensates the loss of use of the money and is not suspended by procedural delay. The insured could have paid under reservation and later sought reimbursement if the claim proved unfounded.