Key legal question
Whether a prior conciliation procedure is required for claims arising from supplementary health insurance when the canton designates one sole cantonal instance under Art. 7 ZPO.
Extracted holding
No. Such claims may be filed directly with the court; conciliation is not required.
Extracted reasoning
Although supplementary insurance claims are civil claims governed by the ZPO, the omission of Art. 7 ZPO from Art. 198 lit. f ZPO was an obvious legislative oversight. The same reasons that exempt Art. 5 and 6 cases apply: specialist subject matter, need for technical expertise, coordination with the basic-insurance procedure, and avoiding an unnecessary two-tier cantonal route for minor claims.