Key legal question
Whether the Zurich social insurance court had territorial jurisdiction over the claim against the vested benefits foundation.
Extracted holding
Yes. In disputes with a vested benefits institution, the claimant may sue at the court of the claimant's own domicile; Zurich was therefore competent.
Extracted reasoning
The place of the employer's business where the insured previously worked did not establish venue because there was no sufficient nexus to the claim against the vested benefits institution. Following the purpose of Art. 73 BVG and the case law on analogous disputes, an alternative venue at the claimant's domicile must be recognized.