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Enkele opmerkings oor die wesenlikheidsvereiste in die lig van Qilingele v South African Mutual Life Assurance Society 1993(1) SA 69(A)

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dc.contributor.advisor Havenga, Peter
dc.contributor.author Strydom, Johan Joost
dc.date.accessioned 2015-01-23T04:24:18Z
dc.date.available 2015-01-23T04:24:18Z
dc.date.issued 1996-06
dc.identifier.citation Strydom, Johan Joost (1996) Enkele opmerkings oor die wesenlikheidsvereiste in die lig van Qilingele v South African Mutual Life Assurance Society 1993(1) SA 69(A), University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16139> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16139
dc.description Summaries in English and Afrikaans
dc.description.abstract Wanvoorstelling van wesenlike feite deur omiss/o aan 'n versekeraar kan tot gevolg he dat die versekeringskontrak ongeldig verklaar word ingevolge die gemene reg. In Mutual and Federal Insurance Co Ltd v Oudtshoorn Municipality 1985 (1) SA 419 (A) is beslis dat wesenlikheid bepaal moet word vanuit die oogpunt van die redelike man. In 'n paging om bewys van die wesenlikheid van feite te vermy, het versekeraars vereis dat aansoekers die voorstellings in die kontrak moat waarborg. Dit het tot gevolg gehad dat voorstellings wat in die kontrak gewaarborg is outomaties wesenlik was. Sedert die invoering van artikel 63(3) van die Versekeringswet 27 van 1943 deur die wetgewer gedurende 1969, is die wesenlikheid van voorstellings egter 'n vereiste, selfs waar dit in die kontrak gewaarborg is. Versekeraars sou dus in die toekoms nie agter kontraktuele wanvoorstellings kon skuil nie. Hierdie maatreel het meer beskerming aan die versekerde gebied. In Qilingele v South African Mutual Life Assurance Society 1993 (1) SA 69 (A) is die toets vir wesenlikheid, soos vereis deur artikel 63{3), aangespreek. Dit het die vraag laat ontstaan of daar twee aparte toetse vir wesenlikheid bestaan, naamlik gemeenregtelik en statuter, en of daar een algemene toets bestaan. af
dc.description.abstract Misrepresentation by omissio of material facts to an insurer may lead to an insurance contract being declared invalid in terms of the common law. In Mutual and Federal Insurance v Oudtshoorn Municipality 1985 (1) SA 419 (A) it was decided to determine materiality in the eyes of the reasonable man. To avoid proving materiality of facts, the insurers required proposers to warrant the representations in the contract. This resulted in the facts automatically being material. In 1969 parliament, .however, enacted section 63(3) of the Insurance Act 27 of 1943 whereby materiality of presentations, even where it was warranted in the contract, became a requirement. Therefore insurers could in future not hide behind contractual misrepresentations. This provided more protection to the insured. Qilingele v SA Mutual Life Assurance Society 1993 (1) SA 69 (A) addresses the test for materiality as required by section 63(3). This resulted in the question whether two separate tests for materiality in terms of common law and statute, or only one exists. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (55 leaves)
dc.language.iso en
dc.subject Qilingele v SA Mutual Life Assurance Society 1993 (1) SA 69 (A) en
dc.subject Section 63(3) of the Insurance Act 27 of 1943 en
dc.subject Representations en
dc.subject Material facts en
dc.subject Insurance contract en
dc.subject Misrepresentations en
dc.subject Warranty en
dc.subject Tests for materiality en
dc.subject Duty of disclosure en
dc.subject Omissio en
dc.subject.ddc 346.8632068
dc.subject.lcsh Life insurance -- Law and legislation -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Insurance law -- South Africa en
dc.title Enkele opmerkings oor die wesenlikheidsvereiste in die lig van Qilingele v South African Mutual Life Assurance Society 1993(1) SA 69(A) af
dc.type Dissertation
dc.description.department Criminal and Procedural Law
dc.description.degree LL.M.


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