Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2000

Actions arising from an insurance contract. Their limitation period. Three years. This includes the insurer’s recourse action for the compensation it paid to the injured party because of a breach of the contract’s conditions or the Executive Regulations of the Traffic Law. Commencement of this limitation period. From the day the insurer paid the compensation amount to the injured party. An example concerning the error of the judgment - 379 - Obligation challenged in applying the law and treating the insurer’s recourse action against the insured as an insurer’s recourse action against the responsible party, and calculating the limitation period from the date the criminal judgment became final.