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[接上页] (1) Where the insurer pays for a total loss, either of the whole, or in the case of goods of any apportionable part, of the subject-matter insured, he thereupon becomes entitled to take over the interest of the assured in whatever may remain of the subject- matter so paid for, and he is thereby subrogated to all the rights and remedies of the assured in and in respect of that subject- matter as from the time of the casualty causing the loss. (2) Subject to the foregoing provisions, where the insurer pays for a partial loss, he acquires no title to the subject-matter insured, or such part of it as may remain, but he is thereupon subrogated to all rights and remedies of the assured in and in respect of the subject-matter insured as from the time of the casualty causing the loss, in so far as the assured has been indemnified, according to this Ordinance, by such payment for the loss. [cf. 1906 c. 41 s. 79 U.K.] Cap 329 s 80 Right of contribution (1) Where the assured is over-insured by double insurance, each insurer is bound, as between himself and the other insurers, to contribute rateably to the loss in proportion to the amount for which he is liable under his contract. (2) If any insurer pays more than his proportion of the loss, he is entitled to maintain an action for contribution against the other insurers, and is entitled to the like remedies as a surety who has paid more than his proportion of the debt. [cf. 1906 c. 41 s. 80 U.K.] Cap 329 s 81 Effect of under insurance Where the assured is insured for an amount less than the insurable value or, in the case of a valued policy, for an amount less than the policy valuation, he is deemed to be his own insurer in respect of the uninsured balance. [cf. 1906 c. 41 s. 81 U.K.] Cap 329 s 82 Enforcement of return RETURN OF PREMIUM Where the premium or a proportionate part thereof is, by this Ordinance, declared to be returnable- (a) if already paid, it may be recovered by the assured from the insurer; and (b) if unpaid, it may be retained by the assured or his agent. [cf. 1906 c. 41 s. 82 U.K.] Cap 329 s 83 Return by agreement Where the policy contains a stipulation for the return of the premium, or a proportionate part thereof, on the happening of a certain event, and that event happens, the premium, or, as the case may be, the proportionate part thereof, is thereupon returnable to the assured. [cf. 1906 c. 41 s. 83 U.K.] Cap 329 s 84 Return for failure of consideration (1) Where the consideration for the payment of the premium totally fails, and there has been no fraud or illegality on the part of the assured or his agents, the premium is thereupon returnable to the assured. (2) Where the consideration for the payment of the premium is apportionable and there is a total failure of any apportionable part of the consideration, a proportionate part of the premium is, under the like conditions, thereupon returnable to the assured. (3) In particular- (a) where the policy is void, or is avoided by the insurer as from the commencement of the risk, the premium is returnable, provided that there has been no fraud or illegality on the part of the assured; but if the risk is not apportionable, and has once attached, the premium is not returnable; (b) where the subject-matter insured, or part thereof, has never been imperilled, the premium, or, as the case may be, a proportionate part thereof, is returnable: Provided that where the subject-matter has been insured "lost or not lost" and has arrived in safety at the time when the contract is concluded, the premium is not returnable unless, at such time, the insurer knew of the safe arrival;(c) where the assured has no insurable interest throughout the currency of the risk, the premium is returnable, provided that this rule does not apply to a policy effected by way of gaming or wagering; (d) where the assured has a defeasible interest which is terminated during the currency of the risk, the premium is not returnable; (e) where the assured has over-insured under an unvalued policy, a proportionate part of the premium is returnable; (f) subject to the foregoing provisions, where the assured has over-insured by double insurance, a proportionate part of the several premiums is returnable: Provided that, if the policies are effected at different times, and any earlier policy has at any time borne the entire risk, or if a claim has been paid on the policy in respect of the full sum insured thereby, no premium is returnable in respect of that policy, and when the double insurance is effected knowingly by the assured no premium is returnable. [cf. 1906 c. 41 s. 84 U.K.] Cap 329 s 85 Modification of Ordinance in case of mutual insurance MUTUAL INSURANCE (1) Where two or more persons mutually agree to insure each other against marine losses there is said to be a mutual insurance. (2) The provisions of this Ordinance relating to the premium do not apply to mutual insurance, but a guarantee, or such other arrangement as may be agreed upon, may be substituted for the premium. |