Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the insurer could rely on reticence under former Art. 6 aLCA despite no causal link between the undisclosed facts and the later loss.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. Once the insured gave inaccurate answers to precise written questions about material facts and the presumption of Art. 4(3) LCA was not rebutted, the insurer could withdraw from the contract; a causal link between the concealed facts and the claim is irrelevant.
Extrahierte Begründung
Art. 4(3) LCA presumes that answers to precise written questions concern risk-relevant facts. Under Art. 6 aLCA, reticence allows the insurer to avoid the contract if it withdraws in time. The court held that the lower court wrongly relied on the absence of causal connection between the concealed earlier health problems and the later disability claim.