Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 945

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

English translation of the principle

Reinsurance contract: its nature and the relationships it creates. - The insured is the person who undertakes to perform the obligations corresponding to the insurer's obligations and who receives from it the insurance sum upon occurrence of the accident or realization of the insured risk. - The insured and the beneficiary may be 2 different persons. The insured is considered the beneficiary if no other beneficiary is designated in the insurance contract.
Arabic original
عقد إعادة التأمين: ماهيته والعلاقات التي يرتبها. - المؤمن له هو الشخص الذي يتعهد بتنفيذ الالتزامات المقابلة لالتزامات المؤمن والذي يتقاضى منه مبلغ التأمين عند وقوع الحادث أو تحقق الخطر المؤمن منه. - جواز أن يكون المؤمن له والمستفيد شخصين مختلفين. اعتبار المؤمن له هو المستفيد إذا لم يعين في عقد التأمين مستفيداً آخر.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٥٥٥، ٥٩٩/٢٠٠٥ تجاري جلسة ٨/١٠/٢٠٠٦ مج القسم الخامس - المجلد الرابع ص ٣٩)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 174. PDF pages: 174.

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