Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2937

The insurer paying the insured or the injured party his entitlement. Its effect. Its subrogation by operation of law to his position in recourse against the liable third party for what it paid. It may exercise the insured's right with its characteristics and attached accessories. Implication thereof. The subrogation action it brings against the liable third party is not considered to arise from the insurance contract and is subject to the same limitation period as that by which by which the insured's action is barred, and its period begins running against it from the date it begins running in respect of the insured. Example of a subrogation action brought against an air carrier and time-barred after two years pursuant to Article 220 of the Commercial Code. - Limitation of compensation actions arising from publication offences:-