Dextra legal protection insurance

Products from Dextra

Insured persons

Individual insurance: policyholder

Household insurance: all persons living permanently in the same household as the policyholder as well as minor children or children in education not living in the same household

Other insured legal areas

  • Contract law

  • Copyright law

  • Criminal law

  • Data protection law

  • Employment law

  • Insurance law

  • Internet law

  • Neighboring rights

  • Ownership and property law

  • Patient law

  • Privacy law

  • Tenancy and lease law

  • Tort law

  • Travel law

Benefits

  • Switzerland: Insurance coverage: max. CHF 600,000

  • World: Insurance coverage: max. CHF 150,000

Additionally covered costs

  • Costs of necessary lawyer's fees that are customary for the local area

  • Judicial costs and other costs of litigation including necessary translation costs

  • Party compensation orders to the opposing party

  • Costs of necessary expert reports, opinions and analyses

  • Costs of arbitration courts and mediation

  • Costs of collection

  • Necessary travel expenses arising from subpoenas issued outside of the canton of residence

  • Advance payment of bail bonds to avoid being remanded in custody

  • Office fees and administrative costs of penalty order or of administrative measures

  • Documented loss of earnings due to subpoenas

  • On duty lawyer up to CHF 5,000

Geographical limitations

Worldwide insurance coverage

Exclusions

  • Cases in connection with supplementary and penalty tax proceedings, and the valuation of real estate and company shares

  • Cases in connection with foundation and company law

  • Cases in connection with the investment of assets, works of art, the trading of securities and cryptocurrencies, participation in or purchase and/or sale of companies, and other financial, speculative and investment transactions

  • Cases in connection with premeditated offences

  • Cases in connection with claims which have been assigned or transferred to the insured per-son, cases of assumed debt, contracts in favour of third parties, sureties, gambling and betting

Waiting period

60 days

Choice of legal representative

If the involvement of a lawyer is required, the insured person is free to choose one. If Dextra refuses the chosen representation, the insured person may propose three other legal representatives, of which Dextra will select one.

Procedures in case of futility or differences in opinion

Arbitration proceedings may be requested within 14 days. The provisions of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) apply.

Notice of cancellation

1 day (until the last working day before the contract expires)

Contract term

1 year

Action in case of a claim

An insurance claim needs to be notified to Dextra online immediately. The lawyers and legal experts from Dextra will support the insured person, engage in communication for dispute settlement and take suitable action in coordination with the insured person.

Options

  • Owners or landlords of real estate can add the real estate legal protection module Immo L to their personal legal protection

  • With the Flex product variant, you can customize the legal protection modules you want (see dextra.ch)

Insured persons

Individual insurance: policyholder

Household insurance: all persons living permanently in the same household as the policyholder as well as minor children or children in education not living in the same household

Other insured legal areas

  • Contract law

  • Criminal law and administrative procedures

  • Damages and compensation for personal suffering

  • Insurance law

  • Ownership and property law

  • Patient law

  • Revocation of licence

  • Taxation

Benefits

  • Switzerland: Insurance coverage: max. CHF 600,000

  • World: Insurance coverage: max. CHF 150,000

Additionally covered costs

  • Costs of necessary lawyer's fees that are customary for the local area

  • Judicial costs and other costs of litigation including necessary translation costs

  • Party compensation orders to the opposing party

  • Costs of necessary expert reports, opinions and analyses

  • Costs of arbitration courts and mediation

  • Costs of collection

  • Necessary travel expenses arising from subpoenas issued outside of the canton of residence

  • Advance payment of bail bonds to avoid being remanded in custody

  • Office fees and administrative costs of penalty order or of administrative measures

  • Documented loss of earnings due to subpoenas

  • On duty lawyer up to CHF 5,000

Geographical limitations

Worldwide insurance coverage

Exclusions

  • Cases involving an unauthorised driver as well as cases in connection with investigations of fitness to drive

  • Cases in which the driver has an alcohol concentration of 1.6‰ or 0.8 mg/litre of breath alcohol content or more

  • Cases in connection with premeditated offences

Waiting period

60 days

Choice of legal representative

If the involvement of a lawyer is required, the insured person is free to choose one. If Dextra refuses the chosen representation, the insured person may propose three other legal representatives, of which Dextra will select one.

Procedures in case of futility or differences in opinion

Arbitration proceedings may be requested within 14 days. The provisions of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) apply.

Notice of cancellation

1 day (until the last working day before the contract expires)

Contract term

1 year

Action in case of a claim

An insurance claim needs to be notified to Dextra online immediately. The lawyers and legal experts from Dextra will support the insured person, engage in communication for dispute settlement and take suitable action in coordination with the insured person.

Options

  • With the Flex product variant, you can customize the legal protection modules you want (see dextra.ch)

Personal legal protection

Insured persons

Individual insurance: policyholder

Household insurance: all persons living permanently in the same household as the policyholder as well as minor children or children in education not living in the same household

Other insured legal areas

  • Contract law

  • Copyright law

  • Criminal law

  • Data protection law

  • Employment law

  • Insurance law

  • Internet law

  • Neighboring rights

  • Ownership and property law

  • Patient law

  • Privacy law

  • Tenancy and lease law

  • Tort law

  • Travel law

Benefits

  • Switzerland: Insurance coverage: max. CHF 600,000

  • World: Insurance coverage: max. CHF 150,000

Additionally covered costs

  • Costs of necessary lawyer's fees that are customary for the local area

  • Judicial costs and other costs of litigation including necessary translation costs

  • Party compensation orders to the opposing party

  • Costs of necessary expert reports, opinions and analyses

  • Costs of arbitration courts and mediation

  • Costs of collection

  • Necessary travel expenses arising from subpoenas issued outside of the canton of residence

  • Advance payment of bail bonds to avoid being remanded in custody

  • Office fees and administrative costs of penalty order or of administrative measures

  • Documented loss of earnings due to subpoenas

  • On duty lawyer up to CHF 5,000

Geographical limitations

Worldwide insurance coverage

Exclusions

  • Cases in connection with supplementary and penalty tax proceedings, and the valuation of real estate and company shares

  • Cases in connection with foundation and company law

  • Cases in connection with the investment of assets, works of art, the trading of securities and cryptocurrencies, participation in or purchase and/or sale of companies, and other financial, speculative and investment transactions

  • Cases in connection with premeditated offences

  • Cases in connection with claims which have been assigned or transferred to the insured per-son, cases of assumed debt, contracts in favour of third parties, sureties, gambling and betting

Waiting period

60 days

Choice of legal representative

If the involvement of a lawyer is required, the insured person is free to choose one. If Dextra refuses the chosen representation, the insured person may propose three other legal representatives, of which Dextra will select one.

Procedures in case of futility or differences in opinion

Arbitration proceedings may be requested within 14 days. The provisions of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) apply.

Notice of cancellation

1 day (until the last working day before the contract expires)

Contract term

1 year

Action in case of a claim

An insurance claim needs to be notified to Dextra online immediately. The lawyers and legal experts from Dextra will support the insured person, engage in communication for dispute settlement and take suitable action in coordination with the insured person.

Options

  • Owners or landlords of real estate can add the real estate legal protection module Immo L to their personal legal protection

  • With the Flex product variant, you can customize the legal protection modules you want (see dextra.ch)

Motor legal protection

Insured persons

Individual insurance: policyholder

Household insurance: all persons living permanently in the same household as the policyholder as well as minor children or children in education not living in the same household

Other insured legal areas

  • Contract law

  • Criminal law and administrative procedures

  • Damages and compensation for personal suffering

  • Insurance law

  • Ownership and property law

  • Patient law

  • Revocation of licence

  • Taxation

Benefits

  • Switzerland: Insurance coverage: max. CHF 600,000

  • World: Insurance coverage: max. CHF 150,000

Additionally covered costs

  • Costs of necessary lawyer's fees that are customary for the local area

  • Judicial costs and other costs of litigation including necessary translation costs

  • Party compensation orders to the opposing party

  • Costs of necessary expert reports, opinions and analyses

  • Costs of arbitration courts and mediation

  • Costs of collection

  • Necessary travel expenses arising from subpoenas issued outside of the canton of residence

  • Advance payment of bail bonds to avoid being remanded in custody

  • Office fees and administrative costs of penalty order or of administrative measures

  • Documented loss of earnings due to subpoenas

  • On duty lawyer up to CHF 5,000

Geographical limitations

Worldwide insurance coverage

Exclusions

  • Cases involving an unauthorised driver as well as cases in connection with investigations of fitness to drive

  • Cases in which the driver has an alcohol concentration of 1.6‰ or 0.8 mg/litre of breath alcohol content or more

  • Cases in connection with premeditated offences

Waiting period

60 days

Choice of legal representative

If the involvement of a lawyer is required, the insured person is free to choose one. If Dextra refuses the chosen representation, the insured person may propose three other legal representatives, of which Dextra will select one.

Procedures in case of futility or differences in opinion

Arbitration proceedings may be requested within 14 days. The provisions of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) apply.

Notice of cancellation

1 day (until the last working day before the contract expires)

Contract term

1 year

Action in case of a claim

An insurance claim needs to be notified to Dextra online immediately. The lawyers and legal experts from Dextra will support the insured person, engage in communication for dispute settlement and take suitable action in coordination with the insured person.

Options

  • With the Flex product variant, you can customize the legal protection modules you want (see dextra.ch)

Insured persons

Individual insurance: policyholder

Household insurance: all persons living permanently in the same household as the policyholder as well as minor children or children in education not living in the same household

Other insured legal areas

  • Animal law

  • Association law

  • Contract law

  • Copyright law

  • Criminal law

  • Data protection law

  • Employment law

  • Family law

  • Inheritance law

  • Insurance law

  • Internet law

  • Neighbouring rights

  • Ownership and property law

  • Patient law

  • Privacy law

  • School law

  • Swiss child and adult protection law (KESB)

  • Tax and customs law

  • Tenancy and lease law

  • Tort law

  • Travel law

Benefits

  • Switzerland: Insurance coverage: max. CHF CHF 1,300,000

  • World: Insurance coverage: max. CHF 250,000

Additionally covered costs

  • Costs of necessary lawyer's fees that are customary for the local area

  • Judicial costs and other costs of litigation including necessary translation costs

  • Party compensation orders to the opposing party

  • Costs of necessary expert reports, opinions and analyses

  • Costs of arbitration courts and mediation

  • Costs of collection

  • Necessary travel expenses arising from subpoenas issued outside of the canton of residence

  • Advance payment of bail bonds to avoid being remanded in custody

  • Office fees and administrative costs of penalty order or of administrative measures

  • Documented loss of earnings due to subpoenas

  • On duty lawyer up to CHF 5,000

Geographical limitations

Worldwide insurance coverage

Exclusions

  • Cases in connection with supplementary and penalty tax proceedings, and the valuation of real estate and company shares

  • Cases in connection with foundation and company law

  • Cases in connection with the investment of assets, works of art, the trading of securities and cryptocurrencies, participation in or purchase and/or sale of companies, and other financial, speculative and investment transactions

  • Cases in connection with premeditated offences

  • Cases in connection with claims which have been assigned or transferred to the insured per-son, cases of assumed debt, contracts in favour of third parties, sureties, gambling and betting

Waiting period

30 days

Choice of legal representative

If the involvement of a lawyer is required, the insured person is free to choose one. If Dextra refuses the chosen representation, the insured person may propose three other legal representatives, of which Dextra will select one.

Procedures in case of futility or differences in opinion

Arbitration proceedings may be requested within 14 days. The provisions of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) apply.

Notice of cancellation

1 day (until the last working day before the contract expires)

Contract term

1 year

Action in case of a claim

An insurance claim needs to be notified to Dextra online immediately. The lawyers and legal experts from Dextra will support the insured person, engage in communication for dispute settlement and take suitable action in coordination with the insured person.

Options

  • Owners or landlords of real estate can add the real estate legal protection module Immo XL to their personal legal protection

  • Private XL can further be supplemented with the All-Risk module, which offers protection from all legal risks not already covered and entitles you to reviews of contractual docu-ments by our legal experts

  • With the Flex product variant, you can customize the legal protection modules you want (see dextra.ch)

Insured persons

Individual insurance: policyholder

Household insurance: all persons living permanently in the same household as the policyholder as well as minor children or children in education not living in the same household

Other insured legal areas

  • Contract law

  • Criminal law and administrative procedures

  • Damages and compensation for personal suffering

  • Insurance law

  • Ownership and property law

  • Patient law

  • Revocation of licence

  • Taxation

Benefits

  • Switzerland: Insurance coverage: max. CHF CHF 1,300,000

  • World: Insurance coverage: max. CHF 250,000

Additionally covered costs

  • Costs of necessary lawyer's fees that are customary for the local area

  • Judicial costs and other costs of litigation including necessary translation costs

  • Party compensation orders to the opposing party

  • Costs of necessary expert reports, opinions and analyses

  • Costs of arbitration courts and mediation

  • Costs of collection

  • Necessary travel expenses arising from subpoenas issued outside of the canton of residence

  • Advance payment of bail bonds to avoid being remanded in custody

  • Office fees and administrative costs of penalty order or of administrative measures

  • Documented loss of earnings due to subpoenas

  • On duty lawyer up to CHF 5,000

Geographical limitations

Worldwide insurance coverage

Exclusions

  • Cases involving an unauthorised driver as well as cases in connection with investigations of fitness to drive

  • Cases in which the driver has an alcohol concentration of 1.6‰ or 0.8 mg/litre of breath alcohol content or more

  • Cases in connection with premeditated offences

Waiting period

30 days

Choice of legal representative

If the involvement of a lawyer is required, the insured person is free to choose one. If Dextra refuses the chosen representation, the insured person may propose three other legal representatives, of which Dextra will select one.

Procedures in case of futility or differences in opinion

Arbitration proceedings may be requested within 14 days. The provisions of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) apply.

Notice of cancellation

1 day (until the last working day before the contract expires)

Contract term

1 year

Action in case of a claim

An insurance claim needs to be notified to Dextra online immediately. The lawyers and legal experts from Dextra will support the insured person, engage in communication for dispute settlement and take suitable action in coordination with the insured person.

Options

  • With the Flex product variant, you can customize the legal protection modules you want (see dextra.ch)

Personal legal protection

Insured persons

Individual insurance: policyholder

Household insurance: all persons living permanently in the same household as the policyholder as well as minor children or children in education not living in the same household

Other insured legal areas

  • Animal law

  • Association law

  • Contract law

  • Copyright law

  • Criminal law

  • Data protection law

  • Employment law

  • Family law

  • Inheritance law

  • Insurance law

  • Internet law

  • Neighbouring rights

  • Ownership and property law

  • Patient law

  • Privacy law

  • School law

  • Swiss child and adult protection law (KESB)

  • Tax and customs law

  • Tenancy and lease law

  • Tort law

  • Travel law

Benefits

  • Switzerland: Insurance coverage: max. CHF CHF 1,300,000

  • World: Insurance coverage: max. CHF 250,000

Additionally covered costs

  • Costs of necessary lawyer's fees that are customary for the local area

  • Judicial costs and other costs of litigation including necessary translation costs

  • Party compensation orders to the opposing party

  • Costs of necessary expert reports, opinions and analyses

  • Costs of arbitration courts and mediation

  • Costs of collection

  • Necessary travel expenses arising from subpoenas issued outside of the canton of residence

  • Advance payment of bail bonds to avoid being remanded in custody

  • Office fees and administrative costs of penalty order or of administrative measures

  • Documented loss of earnings due to subpoenas

  • On duty lawyer up to CHF 5,000

Geographical limitations

Worldwide insurance coverage

Exclusions

  • Cases in connection with supplementary and penalty tax proceedings, and the valuation of real estate and company shares

  • Cases in connection with foundation and company law

  • Cases in connection with the investment of assets, works of art, the trading of securities and cryptocurrencies, participation in or purchase and/or sale of companies, and other financial, speculative and investment transactions

  • Cases in connection with premeditated offences

  • Cases in connection with claims which have been assigned or transferred to the insured per-son, cases of assumed debt, contracts in favour of third parties, sureties, gambling and betting

Waiting period

30 days

Choice of legal representative

If the involvement of a lawyer is required, the insured person is free to choose one. If Dextra refuses the chosen representation, the insured person may propose three other legal representatives, of which Dextra will select one.

Procedures in case of futility or differences in opinion

Arbitration proceedings may be requested within 14 days. The provisions of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) apply.

Notice of cancellation

1 day (until the last working day before the contract expires)

Contract term

1 year

Action in case of a claim

An insurance claim needs to be notified to Dextra online immediately. The lawyers and legal experts from Dextra will support the insured person, engage in communication for dispute settlement and take suitable action in coordination with the insured person.

Options

  • Owners or landlords of real estate can add the real estate legal protection module Immo XL to their personal legal protection

  • Private XL can further be supplemented with the All-Risk module, which offers protection from all legal risks not already covered and entitles you to reviews of contractual docu-ments by our legal experts

  • With the Flex product variant, you can customize the legal protection modules you want (see dextra.ch)

Motor legal protection

Insured persons

Individual insurance: policyholder

Household insurance: all persons living permanently in the same household as the policyholder as well as minor children or children in education not living in the same household

Other insured legal areas

  • Contract law

  • Criminal law and administrative procedures

  • Damages and compensation for personal suffering

  • Insurance law

  • Ownership and property law

  • Patient law

  • Revocation of licence

  • Taxation

Benefits

  • Switzerland: Insurance coverage: max. CHF CHF 1,300,000

  • World: Insurance coverage: max. CHF 250,000

Additionally covered costs

  • Costs of necessary lawyer's fees that are customary for the local area

  • Judicial costs and other costs of litigation including necessary translation costs

  • Party compensation orders to the opposing party

  • Costs of necessary expert reports, opinions and analyses

  • Costs of arbitration courts and mediation

  • Costs of collection

  • Necessary travel expenses arising from subpoenas issued outside of the canton of residence

  • Advance payment of bail bonds to avoid being remanded in custody

  • Office fees and administrative costs of penalty order or of administrative measures

  • Documented loss of earnings due to subpoenas

  • On duty lawyer up to CHF 5,000

Geographical limitations

Worldwide insurance coverage

Exclusions

  • Cases involving an unauthorised driver as well as cases in connection with investigations of fitness to drive

  • Cases in which the driver has an alcohol concentration of 1.6‰ or 0.8 mg/litre of breath alcohol content or more

  • Cases in connection with premeditated offences

Waiting period

30 days

Choice of legal representative

If the involvement of a lawyer is required, the insured person is free to choose one. If Dextra refuses the chosen representation, the insured person may propose three other legal representatives, of which Dextra will select one.

Procedures in case of futility or differences in opinion

Arbitration proceedings may be requested within 14 days. The provisions of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) apply.

Notice of cancellation

1 day (until the last working day before the contract expires)

Contract term

1 year

Action in case of a claim

An insurance claim needs to be notified to Dextra online immediately. The lawyers and legal experts from Dextra will support the insured person, engage in communication for dispute settlement and take suitable action in coordination with the insured person.

Options

  • With the Flex product variant, you can customize the legal protection modules you want (see dextra.ch)

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Information about Dextra insurance company

Insurance carrier

Dextra Legal Protection Ltd

Head office

Zurich

Overview of Swiss legal protection insurance

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