Insurable interest and Principle of indemnity

QUESTION 1

Insurance refers to a contract between two parties whereby one party called insurer undertakes, in exchange for a fixed sum called premiums, to pay the other party called insured. Discuss the essentials of a valid insurance contract. (12marks)

QUESTION 2

Write brief notes on the following principles of insurance:

Insurable interest

Utmost good faith

Principle of indemnity

Doctrine of subrogation

Proximate cause (10 marks)

QUESTION 3

The insurance industry is one of the key pillars of the financial services sector and central to the realization of financial services objectives as set out in the Vision 2030. Discuss the role of the insurance industry in Kenya’s national development ( 8 marks)

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