Accident insurance

Anyone involved in the regulation, consultation, representation, or decision-making in accident insurance law should have this commentary. It is the standard work for judges and lawyers, as well as for the legal and claims departments of insurance companies. The AUB commentary by Jacob stands for transparency and provides legal certainty in accident insurance law. Using the AUB 2020 as a basis for commentary, it incorporates previous conditions from AUB 2014/2010/2008/99 and 94/88, as well as sections 178 ff. of the VVG. Numerous practical examples simplify the application of often contentious practical questions. The new edition impresses with its commentary on pressing disputes regarding individual conditions.

The current focal points are:

• Determining the relevant time for establishing the onset of disability
• Disability assessment within/outside the schedule of benefits when the site of the accident and the resulting functional impairment do not coincide
• Requirements for a medical determination of disability, particularly regarding information about the onset of disability
• Good faith in delayed determination of disability
• Age-related vision as a pre-existing condition?
• Accident fiction in the context of contact points between body parts and the torso
• Contributory impairment in the case of pre-existing conditions of a body part not directly affected by the accident.

The author, Dr. Markus Jacob, specializes in personal insurance law. In addition to a teaching position at the Bonn Academy and various lecturing activities, he has made a name for himself through numerous publications in insurance law.