C.A. 140/00, 550/01 - Loss of Earnings for the "Lost Years"
According to the Israeli Supreme Court, once the claim of the living injured to damages for loss of earnings in the "lost years" is recognised as valid - also the right of the estate of the deceased to such damages should be recognised.
According to Section 70 of the Insurance Law, in Liability Insurance the insured’s claim shall not be time barred until the claim of the third party against the insured has prescribed. Since this section is drafted in the negative, a question has arisen: when will an insurance claim against the liability insurer be time-barred? In the judgement handed down in A.C.A. 5916/02 Hamishmar v. Eliahu Insurance Co. and Others the Supreme Court ruled that the claim against the liability insurer is time-barred after the expiry of seven years from date of filing the claim by the third party against the insured.
Double Insurance: .C.A. 3948/97, 5449/97 Migdal Insurance Company Ltd. v. Menorah
The Israeli Supreme Court handed down a judgement on the question of whether an insurer who paid insurance benefits to his insured under a Property insurance policy, is entitled to contribution from another insurer who covered the same property under a policy issued to another insured.
CC 1076/99 Neve Ganetal et al v. Israel Phoenix Assurance
In a recent judgement, CC 1076/99 Neve Ganetal et al v. Israel Phoenix Assurance Co. Ltd. et al, the Tel Aviv District Court ruled on the proper interpretation of an 'insured event' under a Contractors All Risk Policy.