INSURANCE LAW
OF
THE KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA
(Adopted by the National Assembly of The Kingdom of Cambodia on 20th June,2000
at the 4th Session , 2nd Legislation)
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Prepared by RE . Dept
 
CHAPTER I
General Provisions
 
Article : 1
 
This law is enacted with the purpose of regulating insurance protecting the legitimate
rights of the parties to insurance, strengthening supervision and control over the insurance business and contributing to the development of the insurance industry.
Article : 2
 
This Law shall apply to all insurance activities within the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Article : 3
 
Insurance as the term used in this law refers to the commercial contract whereby an
insurance applicant , as contracted , pay the insurance premium to the insured, and the insurer bears a liability to indemnify for property damaged or loss caused by occurrence of possible accidents or when the insured sustains death ,bodily injury , disability or sickness or when the insured reaches the maturity being agreed by both parties as specified on the insurance schedule.
Article : 4
 
Only insurance company, agent and broker are eligible to carry out insurance business.
Article : 5
 
In carrying out the insurance business, the insurance companies, agencies and brokers have to follow the principle of fair competition in accordance with the provisions of this law.
Article : 6
 
Physical persons and legal persons that are mandated to conduct insurance business are required to respect the law and regulations of Kingdom of Cambodia
Article : 7
 
The Ministry of Economy and Finance is responsible for control and supervisions over
insurance business in accordance with this law .
   
CHAPTER II
Insurance Contract
SECTION I
General
 
Article : 8
 
Insurance which is beneficial to physical persons or legal person being the insured and
which has the insurance interest over the subject matter insured whether life or non-life can enter into the contract only with the insurance companies licensed to carry out insurance business in the kingdom of Cambodia.
Article : 9
 

An insurance contract is an agreement whereby the relation of rights and obligations of the insured and the insurer.

An insured means a person who concludes an insurance contract with an insurer and undertake to pay the insurance premium as contracted.

An insurer means an insurance company which concludes insurance contracts with
insured and bears the liability to indemnify or to pay the insurance benefit.

Article : 10
 
In making insurance contracts, applicant and insures shall follow the principles of
fairness, mutual benefit, unanimity through negotiation and may not harm the interests of the social public.
Article : 11
 
In executing the insurance contract, each party shall has the rights to cancel the insurance contract before due subject to an advance notice through the letter of recommendation or the letter of notification with duly acceptance.
Article : 12
 
When the physical person or legal persons purposes an insurance request and the
insurance company agrees to accept the proposal , and after an agreement on contract clauses are reached , the insurance contract shall be deemed as concluded The insurance company shall then issue the insurance policy attached with the insurance certificates shall contain and specify important terms and conditions agreeable to both parties herein.
Article : 13
  The Insurance certificate shall contain the following particulars:

1- Name and address of the insured
2- Subject- matter insured
3- Conditions to be covered
4- Inception date and location address of risk to be covered
5- Insured value
6- Insurance premium and mode of payment
7- Methods and conditions in case of claims
8- Period of cover
9- terms and conditions about nullification and loss of rights to the insurance policy and conditions which allow each party to terminate the insurance policy before the due date.

Article : 14
 
Only the insurance policy or cover note which specifies the responsibilities between the insurance company and the insured . The insurance application is not valid for the coverage to both parties hereto.

The proposal for the renewal , alteration or reattachment the suspended insurance policy shall be deemed approved if the insurance company has not refused this proposal within 15 days.

Article : 15
 
The period of insurance contract is defined in the insurance policy Modifications or
additions to the original policy have to be made on an additional clause (endorsement) and signed by both parties hereto.
Article : 16
 
The insured shall have an insurable interest from the subject-matter insured An insurable interest means an interest or benefit to which the insured shall have the right in the relation to property, life or body of an individual .
Article : 17
 
After the insurance contract is concluded, the insured shall pay the insurance premium as agreed.

The coverage shall come into force from the date of premium payment as stated in the insurance policy.

Article : 18
 
Failure in premium payment as due , the validity of coverage can not be suspended more than 30 days from the date the insurance policy is signed (20) days after the insurance contract is concluded , the insurance contract is concluded , the insurance company shall notify through a letter of recommendation, or a letter duly accepted by the insured or the representative undertaking to pay the premium, asking his /her to pay at agreed place. After being notified , if the insured still fails to pay the premium within the period of (10)days, the insurance company shall have the right to cancel the insurance contract.
Article : 19
 
Loss or damage arising out of the risks covered as specified on the policy schedule shall be indemnified by the insurance company . However, the insurance company shall not indemnify the loss or damage caused by willful conducts or fraudulent of the insured.

The insurance company shall also cover the loss or damage caused by persons being under responsibility of the insured, whatever type or how serious in the case may be.

Article : 20
 
An insurance contract shall be deemed null and void if the insurance company has found that the insured had concealed the truth , or willful misinterpreted the material facts which leads to the change of subject-matter insured.

The forgetfulness or unintentional and unclear declaration of the insured will not lead to the cancellation of the insurance.

Article : 21
 
If it is found that the risk is intentionally created by the insured, whether the claim
already settled or not, in the case that the insurance company has found the fraudulent or risk creation which have proofs and evidences, the insurance company shall have the rights to refer to the court to void the liability or claiming back the settled amount.
Article : 22
 
Terms and condition of coverage and any rights of the insured specified in the insurance policy shall be deemed null and void in the case that the arbitrator has found that the insured had committed the fraudulent admitted by the latter.
Article : 23
 
In the liability insurance, if the insured causes loss or damage to the third party the
insurance company will directly indemnify the victim.

The liability insurance is type of coverage whereby the indemnify must be made directly to the third party, the subject-matter insured.

Article : 24
 
In case of reinsurance, the ceding company still bear responsibility before the insured.

The reinsurance transaction is the system of insurance which the ceding company is insured by an insurance company which reinsured wholly or partly the risk accepted.
Article : 25
 
Statute of limitation for the claim settlement shall be provided in the insurance policy.
However, the statute of limitation shall not exceed 03 years from the date of claim occurrence.

This Statute of limitation shall be terminated by the agreement of both parties, after the survey report of the loss adjusters is finalized.

 
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