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Chief Ojo secured a ₦50,000,000 life assurance policy with Insurer X and another ₦50,000,000 life assurance policy with Insurer Y. At the same time, he insured his luxury yacht, valued at ₦50,000,000, for fire damage with Insurer X for ₦50,000,000 and with Insurer Y for ₦50,000,000. Following an accidental fire that caused the total destruction of the yacht and resulted in Chief Ojo's death, his estate submitted claims for both policy types to both insurers. Which of the following correctly describes the legal entitlement of Chief Ojo's estate under insurance principles?

  1. The estate collects ₦100,000,000 in total for the life assurance policies, but a maximum total of ₦50,000,000 for the yacht jointly shared between the two insurers.Cevap
  2. B
    The estate collects a maximum of ₦50,000,000 for the life assurance policies and ₦50,000,000 for the yacht, as indemnity limits all insurance contracts strictly to actual financial loss.
  3. C
    Both claims are entirely voided because taking out multiple policies on the same subject matter violates the principle of utmost good faith.
  4. D
    The estate collects ₦100,000,000 for the yacht under the principle of contribution, but only ₦50,000,000 for the life policy under subrogation.

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The estate collects ₦100,000,000 in total for the life assurance policies, but a maximum total of ₦50,000,000 for the yacht jointly shared between the two insurers.
The correct response recognizes that life assurance is exempt from the principle of indemnity because human life has no quantifiable financial equivalent; therefore, both ₦50,000,000 policies pay out in full (₦100,000,000 total). Property insurance (the yacht), however, strictly adheres to indemnity and contribution, restricting total recovery to the actual loss of ₦50,000,000 shared rateably between the two insurers.

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1
Analyze the nature of the life assurance claim under insurance principles.
Life assurance policies are contingency contracts rather than contracts of indemnity. A human life cannot be monetarily quantified or restored to a pre-loss state.
Because indemnity does not apply to life assurance, an insured individual (or their estate) is entitled to collect the full sum assured on all active policies, yielding ₦50,000,000 + ₦50,000,000 = ₦100,000,000.
2
Analyze the nature of the property (yacht fire) insurance claim.
Property insurance is strictly governed by the Principle of Indemnity, supported by the Principle of Contribution when double insurance exists.
The principle of indemnity ensures the insured is restored financially to the exact position held immediately before the loss, preventing profit from a loss. Thus, total payout cannot exceed the property value of ₦50,000,000.
3
Determine how the property claim is settled between Insurer X and Insurer Y.
Under contribution, Insurer X and Insurer Y each contribute rateably (50% each, or ₦25,000,000 each) to cover the ₦50,000,000 loss.
Contribution mandates that when multiple indemnity policies cover the same risk and subject matter, the insurers proportion the loss payout.

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Non-applicability of the Principle of Indemnity to Life Assurance vs Property Insurance
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