Key legal question
Whether the insured still met the requirement of a gainful activity securing his livelihood until 31 December 2001.
Extracted holding
He had in fact exercised an income-securing gainful activity until 31 December 2001, so the entitlement ended only then.
Extracted reasoning
The employment relationship ended only on 31 December 2001; before that, the evidence showed he worked as office help and earned a salary corresponding to an income above the relevant threshold with the degree of proof of predominant probability.