Insurance Law

Insurance Contract Law – 1981

 Chapter One: Provisions for All Classes of Insurance Article One: Insurance Contract 1. An insurance contract is a contract between an Insurer and an Insured which obligates the Insurer, in consideration of insurance premium, to pay insurance benefits to the beneficiary upon the occurrence of the event Insured against. What is an Insurance contract?  

January 29th, 2017|Categories: Insurance Law, Legislation|Tags: |

Interpretation of the Commissioner of Insurance Circular– by the Commissioner or by the Court?

Additional Hearing of Civil Appeal 4960/18 Zeligman and others v. the Phoenix and others (4-7-2021)
In a class action submitted against 5 insurance companies, the claimants argued that the companies charged an additional interest of 4-6% due to payments of monthly installments of premiums on policies which are not life insurances and in relation to all the components thereof, including the savings element.

By |August 5th, 2021|Categories: Insurance Law|Tags: |

The Supreme Court determined: Electric bicycles are not a motor vehicle

  The controversy over the issue of whether electric bicycles are motor vehicles and hence would be subject to the Law of Compensation to Victims 1975 (hereinafter: the Road Accident Law) of road accidents has come this week to an end by the Supreme Court which decided by a majority opinion of two Judges, Yitzhak

December 16th, 2020|Categories: Insurance Law|Tags: |

The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides – Israel: Insurance & Reinsurance

The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides - Israel Insurance & Reinsurance

December 16th, 2020|Categories: Insurance Law|Tags: |

Non Performance in COVID-19 Time : Force Majeure, Frustration of Contracts and Insurance

The COVID-19 pandemic caused businesses and individuals the inability to fulfil contractual obligations, led to a partial performance of the contract or delay thereof etc. Most commercial contracts include Force Majeure clauses which allocate the of risk of events that may suspend or excuse contractual non-performance.[1] Being the creation of the parties, every clause will

By |December 1st, 2020|Categories: Insurance Law|Tags: |

The Foreign Insurer’s Right of Subrogation – Time for Revision? – opinion

1.     As you may recall, the Supreme Court approved in November 2017, the District Court's decision in the matter of VIG VIENNA Insurance Group v. The Drainage Authority, (C.A. 8044/15) that a foreign insurer which is not licensed under the provisions of the Supervision Law, is not entitled to file a subrogation claim in Israel.

By |November 29th, 2020|Categories: Insurance Law|Tags: |

Covid-19 update – Insurance impact in various countries

Covid-19 update – Insurance impact in various countries list: AIDA COVID-19 - Country Review Update

What you should expect from a cutting-edge Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyer

What you should expect from a cutting-edge Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyer Adv. Sharon Shefer   Adv. Keren Marco   Adv. Yael Navon   Insurance and Reinsurance are perceived by the outsider as traditional, not very exciting Legal areas.   However, the in-house counsel of an insurance related entity, as well as underwriters and actuaries, know that there

How to do business in Israel- Insurance & Reinsurance Country Comparative Q&A

 Insurance & Reinsurance Country Comparative Q&A Israel Adv. Rachel Levitan How is the writing of insurance contracts regulated in your jurisdiction? The Insurance Contract Law, 1981 (hereinafter: The Contract Law) regulates the format and the content of insurance contracts. An insurance contract must be in writing and the proposal form must be attached to the

Is the Reinsurer entitled to decline a Reinsurance Claim, due to lapse of Limitation Period of the Original Insured’s Claim? – Not Necessarily

C.C. 23416-03-18 The Phoenix vs. Infrassure Ltd. (Tel Aviv District Court) Preamble: The limitation period for an insurance claim of Insured vs. Insurer is three years from the date of the Insured event in property, and in liability Insurance the three years period will start to run from the date of the claim of the

By |January 20th, 2020|Categories: Insurance Law|Tags: |

Declination letter, Statement of Defence and What Lies in Between

In a recent decision handed down by the Supreme Court, the boundary between maintaining the Commissioner’s directives to include "full grounds and reasons for dismissing the claim” in a letter of declination, and the right of Insurers to provide additional details in the Statement of Defence was outlined, as the Supreme Court accepted Insurers’ position

By |January 1st, 2020|Categories: Insurance Law|Tags: |

A Subrogation Claim by a Foreign Insurer – Two Contradictory Decisions of the District Courts

Recent conflicting decisions were given, one by the Haifa District Court and the other by the Tel Aviv District Court, on the question whether a foreign Insurer is entitled to file a subrogation claim through its Insured after paying the Insured insurance benefits. In these two instances the alleged tortfeasor requested from the Court to

By |January 1st, 2020|Categories: Insurance Law|Tags: |

Chapter Four: Control of Insurance Business

Chapter Four: Control of Insurance Business   Article One: Limitations on Conduct of Business   35. The Minister of Finance may, with the approval of the Finance Committee of the Knesset, enact by regulations, for all Insurers or particular categories of Insurers, provisions as to a minimum issued and paid-up share capital and a minimum

August 20th, 2016|Categories: Insurance Law, Legislation|
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