This blog continues my series of blogs on the impact of the Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2013 on the Insurance Contracts Act. It is the first in a special series of blogs which looks at proposed amendments to the entitlements of third party beneficiaries – those who get a benefit under a contract of insurance but are Click to read more…
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This blog continues my series of occasional blogs on the impact of the Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2013 on the provisions of the Insurance Contracts Act. Today’s blog looks at the proposed amendments to Section 59 of the Act. Section 59 outlines the procedure which an insurer must follow to cancel a contract of insurance. In broad Click to read more…
All Posts | Mark Sheller | May 15, 2013 | Comments (0)
There are two extremely important developments that I would like to bring to your attention. The first is that last Monday the Western Australia Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in Maxwell v Highway Hauliers. You may recall that this case concerned two points:- did Section 54 of the Insurance Contracts Act apply where the Click to read more…
All Posts | Mark Sheller | May 13, 2013 | Comments (0)
This blog continues my occasional series on the impact of the Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2013 on the Insurance Contracts Act. Section 30 of the Act concerns the remedies available to a life insurer where a life insured misrepresents his or her age. (Just to pause for a moment – it is important to remember that Click to read more…
All Posts | Mark Sheller | May 8, 2013 | Comments (0)
This is the tenth blog in my occasional series of blogs on the impact of the Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2013 on the Insurance Contracts Act. Section 29 of the Act sets out the remedies available to a life insurer where there has been a non-disclosure or misrepresentation except where the life insurer would have entered Click to read more…
All Posts | Mark Sheller | May 6, 2013 | Comments (0)
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