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By Haemala Thanasegaran

ISBN-10: 9811003815

ISBN-13: 9789811003813

ISBN-10: 9811003831

ISBN-13: 9789811003837

This ebook examines strong religion in non-marine coverage and takaful (Islamic assurance) contracts in Malaysia, and proposes holistic legislations reform of an analogous. the 1st two-thirds of the publication include an in depth comparative felony research of the problems among Malaysia, Australia and the uk, with the ultimate 3rd devoted to a socio-economic research of legislations reform and recommendations for legislations reform rather suited for Malaysia.

The e-book evaluates even if the obligation of maximum strong religion (the cornerstone of coverage and takaful contracts) is successfully regulated and, in flip, saw by means of insurers (and takaful operators) and insureds alike in Malaysia. The adequacy of the assurance Act 1996 (Malaysia), the Takaful Act 1984 (Malaysia), the monetary companies Act 2013 (Malaysia) and the Islamic monetary prone Act 2013 (Malaysia) is evaluated, besides the assisting infrastructure and oversight measures brought by means of the Malaysian govt. In doing so, The e-book examines the obligation of maximum solid religion from either a doctrinal and a social technology standpoint, so one can suggest appropriate criminal reform.

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157–158); CGU Insurance Ltd v AMP Financial Planning Pty Ltd (2007) 235 CLR 1. 7 263 NY 79, 188 NE 163 (1933). 8 Ibid. 167; Also, unlike other common law jurisdictions, the American Uniform Commercial Code defines ‘good faith’ as ‘honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned’. 9 See: Finn (1989a, 1989b, p. 87), Tarr (1989). 10 Burton (1980, p. 369). 6 14 2 Duty of Utmost Good Faith benefits thereunder to the insured. In focusing on the conduct of the party having the principal discretion as to the time and manner of performance of the contract, he argues that the proper ‘expectation interest’ of one party to a contract is that the other will not take advantage of any discretion granted to it by the type of agreement, in order to avoid the sacrifice of economic opportunity necessitated by performance.

81 Having said this, the new and expanded statutory warnings in Paragraphs 5 (7) and 4 (4) of Schedule 9 to the Financial Services Act 2013 (Malaysia) are a welcome change, in that they would prevent a situation like that of Leong Kum Whay v QBE Insurance (M) Sdn Bhd82 from recurring. The case was decided based 79 This section draws on research appearing in: Thanasegaran, above n 52, 150. Ibid. See: CE Heath Underwriting & Insurance (Australia) Pty Ltd v Edwards Dunlop & Co Ltd [1993] 176 CLR 535; Lumley General Insurance Ltd v Delphin (1990) 6 ANZ Ins Cas ¶60-986.

It is a positive duty imposed on the parties that goes beyond the obligation present in ordinary contracts, which merely requires parties to refrain from engaging in conduct that is fraudulent, misrepresentative or causes undue influence. 2 The Meaning of and Juridical Basis for the Duty The question that arises when addressing the meaning that should be assigned to the concept of utmost good faith is whether it should receive a broad or narrow interpretation. As mentioned earlier, the duty of utmost good faith can generally be described as a positive requirement on both the insurer and insured to act honestly towards each other without deception, with ‘utmost’ merely serving to emphasize the duty.

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