Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 958

Actions arising from an insurance contract. Their limitation period. Three years. This includes the insurer’s recourse action for compensation it paid to the injured party because of a breach of the contract conditions or the Executive Regulations of the Traffic Law. Commencement of this limitation period. From the day the insurer pays the compensation sum to the injured party. An example concerning the error of the challenged - 186 - Obligation judgment in applying the law and treating the insurer’s recourse action against the insured as the insurer’s recourse action against the person responsible, and calculating limitation from the date the criminal judgment became final.