Write explanatory notes on each of the following terms as used in insurance: (a) Subrogation;...

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WAEC 2015

Write explanatory notes on each of the following terms as used in insurance:

(a) Subrogation;

(b) Proximate cause;

(c) Barratry;

Explanation

Subrogation - This is a principle that allows an insurance company to take over the rights of an insured once he is compensated.

Proximate cause - This principle states that there must be a close connection between the loss actually suffered and the risk insured against for the insured to be compensated.

Barratry - The term includes every wrongful act willfully committed by the master or crew of a ship to the prejudice of the owner or charterer



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