JUDGMENT OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE IN THE CASE WALTER ENDRESS v ALLIANZ LEBENSVERSICHERUNGS AG

The legal issue dealt with by the European Court of Justice in the case no. C-209/12 Walter Endress v Allianz Lebensversicherungs AG (judgement made on 19 December 2013) was placed in the context of the right to cancellation (termination) of a life insurance contract, pursuant to Article 15 (1) of Council Directive 90/619/ EEC of 8 November 1990 (so called the Second Life Assurance Directive), regarding the obligation of pre-contractual information given to the policyholder on the said right pursuant to Article 31 (1) of Council Directive 92/96/EEC of 10 November 1992 (so called the Third Life Assurance Directive).