Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 860

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The contracting parties are free to determine the risk insured against and the extent and conditions of the coverage to which the insurer is bound. - The insurance company has the right of recourse against the insured for the amount of compensation it has paid to third parties for material and moral damage to the person, provided that the insurer has breached the contractual restrictions that may be included in the insurance policy. This includes compensation for the injury itself, which is determined in accordance with the rules of Sharia blood money.
Arabic original
للمتعاقدين حرية تحديد الخطر المؤمن ضده ومدى الضمان الذي يلتزم به المؤمن وشروطه. - لشركة التأمين الحق في الرجوع على المؤمن له بقيمة ما تكون قد أدته من تعويض للغير عن الأضرار المادية والأدبية التي تلحق بالنفس ما دام أن المؤمن قد أخل بالقيود الاتفاقية التي يجوز أن تتضمنها وثيقة التأمين. شمول ذلك التعويض عن الإصابة ذاتها والتي تتحدد طبقاً لقواعد الدية الشرعية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧١٠/٩٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٥/١٠/١٩٩٨ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 160. PDF pages: 160.

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