Key legal question
Whether the appellants had standing to challenge FINMA's insurance license grant
Extracted holding
No. Insurance competitors and the insurers' association lacked the special proximity required for appeal standing under Art. 48 VwVG / Art. 89 BGG.
Extracted reasoning
The VAG is a police statute aimed at policyholder protection and proper market functioning, not at protecting competing insurers. The alleged market distortion stemmed from cantonal monopoly arrangements, not from FINMA's application of the VAG. General competitive interests and possible factual advantages do not create party status.