Comparative marine insurance law: Highlighting the significant features of marine insurance law in Belgium and other selected European legal systems

2020 ◽  
pp. 167-180
Author(s):  
Marc A. Huybrechts

ANCIENT LAND ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
pp. 46-48
Author(s):  
Tahmina Shahin Alizada ◽  

The article describes the fundamental principles of marine insurance. It mainly examines the principle of "utmost good faith" which is the cornerstone of insurance law. The main aim of an article is to help the reader to gain basic knowledge and understanding of the legal principles of marine insurance. The fundamental principles governing marine insurance are very helpful in the assessment of loss and the claim in the maritime insurance industry. As in all contracts of insurance on the property, also marine insurance contract is based on the fundamental principles. Key words: marine insurance, Marine Insurance Act 1906, principles of marine insurance, utmost good faith, insurable interest



Author(s):  
Dexter Morse ◽  
Lynne Skajaa


Author(s):  
MA Clarke ◽  
RJA Hooley ◽  
RJC Munday ◽  
LS Sealy ◽  
AM Tettenborn ◽  
...  

This chapter deals with insurance and the principles of insurance law. Contracts of insurance may be subdivided into two categories: indemnity insurance and contingency insurance. Under a contract of insurance, the event insured against is interpreted to be uncertain, either in the sense that it may or may not occur, or that the time of the occurrence is uncertain. This chapter first explains how insurance works, with a particular focus on insurable interest, the statutes that govern insurance contracts, and the power of the Financial Conduct Authority to authorise persons wishing to conduct business as insurers. It then considers how an insurance contract is formed and goes on to describe the content and interpretation of the contract. It also discusses the liability and rights of the insurer before concluding with an analysis of marine insurance and insurance claims.



2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-148
Author(s):  
Mariusz Fras

Abstract In the light of different approaches to the question of regulating economic insurance law in specific legal systems, formulation of a model definition of the insurance contract, although necessary for further investigations, is merely theoretical. Specific lawmakers approach the question of specification of the content of the insurance contract at the statutory level with varying degree of consequence. Insurance relationships are a heterogeneous category, and attempts to develop uniform systematics with the use of comparative legal methods are still hindered by differences between individual legal systems. There is a lack of consistence between the distinctions adopted in private law systems and solutions characteristic of public law, which exert much influence on the market of insurance services as a part of insurance supervision.







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