Overview

• The European Court of Justice ruled that Check24 may continue using its numerical rating system for insurance tariffs while legal proceedings continue.
• The EuGH found that the ratings do not constitute unlawful comparative advertising unless Check24 and HUK-Coburg are proven to be direct competitors.
• The case now returns to the Munich I Regional Court, which will decide whether Check24's practices comply with EU advertising regulations.
• HUK-Coburg, the suing insurer, argues that the ratings are misleading and based on subjective value judgments, rendering them unlawful.
• Check24's system assigns grades from 1.0 to 4.0 to help consumers compare policies, a method also used by other comparison platforms like Verivox.