Motor Insurance is about the most popular of all the various classes of insurance in Nigeria and understandably so. It is an everyday risk and the very nature of an automobile easily brings to mind the risks attached. Besides, in Nigeria, it is a criminal offense to drive an automobile without having at least a Third-Party Motor Insurance cover (read more on Third-Party Motor Insurance cover “here“). Continue reading THE CHALLENGES WITH MOTOR CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT (PT.1)
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I WILL GO MILES FOR YOU…WILL YOU DO SAME?
Insurance is like a romantic relationship. As in the latter, the parties involved in the former also have their expectations, duties, responsibilities and rights for the relationship to be mutually beneficial.
As an insured, having suffered a loss which is covered by the policy, you have the right to seek compensation from the insurer. So also, the insurer, having compensated you, has the right to recover their outflow where there is a negligent third-party responsible for the loss. Continue reading I WILL GO MILES FOR YOU…WILL YOU DO SAME?
EATING YOUR CAKE AND HAVING IT BACK
Mr. XYZ took up a comprehensive motor insurance cover on his brand new car which he got for N7,500,000.00. Since the insurance premium payable would be based on the value of the vehicle, he decided to reduce the value to N3,000,000.00 so that he would not have to pay so much in premium.
Some months after, his car was involved in a ghastly accident and the cost of repairs was about N2,500,000.00. In settling his loss, his insurance company, having weighed the amount he was claiming to the sum insured, opted to treat the claim on a Constructive Total Loss(CTL) basis. By this option, it means that the insurer decided that based on their records, the vehicle was beyond economic repairs. Mr. XYZ was offered the sum of N2,800,000.00 (after all deductibles) in settlement of the claim.
Mr. XYZ found himself in a fix. The amount he was offered was not even up to half of the value of the car but he couldn’t afford to repair the car himself. However, accepting his insurer’s offer would require that he forfeits the damaged car to them in line with the conditions of the insurance policy.
You obviously cannot eat you cake and have it back. Continue reading EATING YOUR CAKE AND HAVING IT BACK
HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE POLICY – UNDERSTANDING WHICH LOSSES ARE COVERED
We started a new series of discussion on Home Owners Insurance Policy last week and we examined the items covered under the policy. Having understood this, we now need to examine the degree of protection provided by the policy and those losses that the policy would provide compensation against.
Before we proceed, we summarize our last discussion below; Continue reading HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE POLICY – UNDERSTANDING WHICH LOSSES ARE COVERED
HOW TO CLAIM UNDER YOUR BURGLARY INSURANCE POLICY
A claim is the occurrence of an insured peril upon which the liability of an insurance policy is engaged. In other words, you have suffered a loss covered by your insurance policy and which now qualifies you to seek indemnity (compensation).
Many unfulfilled claims expectations are as a result of not knowing what is required of you in the event of a claim, how best to seek compensation and poor understanding of one’s insurance policy.
What should you do following a burglary incident? Continue reading HOW TO CLAIM UNDER YOUR BURGLARY INSURANCE POLICY