Question

what are the prinicples of insurance?Explain each​

Answer 1

Answer:

There are certain principles that are important to ensure the validity of the contract. Both parties must abide by these principles.

1] Utmost Good Faith

A contract of insurance must be made based on utmost good faith ( a contract of uberrimate fidei). It is important that the insured disclose all relevant facts to the insurance company. Any facts that would increase his premium amount, or would cause any prudent insurer to reconsider the policy must be disclosed.

If it is later discovered that some such fact was hidden by the insured, the insurer will be within his rights to void the insurance policy.

2] Insurable Interest

This means that the insurer must have some pecuniary interest in the subject matter of the insurance. This means that the insurer need not necessarily be the owner of the insured property but he must have some vested interest in it. If the property is damaged the insurer must suffer from some financial losses.

3] Indemnity

Insurances like fire and marine insurance are contracts of indemnity. Here the insurer undertakes the responsibility of compensating the insured against any possible damage or loss that he may or may not suffer. Life insurance is not a contract of indemnity.

4] Subrogation

This principle says that once the compensation has been paid, the right of ownership of the property will shift from the insured to the insurer. So the insured will not be able to make a profit from the damaged property or sell it.

5] Contribution

This principle applies if there are more than one insurers. In such a case, the insurer can ask the other insurers to contribute their share of the compensation. If the insured claims full insurance from one insurer he losses his right to claim any amount from the other insurers.

6] Proximate Cause

This principle states that the property is insured only against the incidents that are mentioned in the policy. In case the loss is due to more than one such peril, the one that is most effective in causing the damage is the cause to be considered.