Insurance
5 cases · November 2023 to December 2025
Case Volume by Year
1 23
4 25
2023–2025
Key Issues & Sub-Topics
Fidelity Guarantee Policy — Fraud or dishonesty of employee — Construction of policy terms — Requirement that act be committed during "uninterrupted continuance of employment" — Loss resulting from encashment of forged cheques after employee’s resignation — Whether theft of cheque books during employment constitutes the policy trigger — Burden of proof — Identification of perpetrator — Standard of appellate intervention. 1 Motor insurance — Construction of policy — Policy provided that the insurer would indemnify the owner of the lorry and any authorized driver against third-party risks. 1 Life policy — Nomination — Non-family nominee — Distribution of proceeds — Application of Paragraph 5 and Paragraph 6 of Schedule 10 Financial Services Act 2013 1 Subrogation — Whether insurers have locus standi to sue in own name — Whether subrogation rights validly exercised — Whether subrogation claim sustainable against non-tortfeasor 1 Motor insurance — Road Transport Act 1987, s. 96(3) — Timing of policy — Policy purchased after accident — Commencement time specified in Policy Schedule — Declaratory relief sought by insurer — Duty of utmost good faith (uberrimae fidei) — Non-disclosure of material facts — Financial Services Act 2013, Schedule 9 — Failure to disclose pre-existing accident when purchasing policy — Statutory right of insurer to seek declaration — Effect of Motor Insurers' Bureau Agreement — Remedies available to third party claimant 1
Fidelity Guarantee Policy — Fraud or dishonesty of employee — Construction of policy terms — Requirement that act be committed during "uninterrupted continuance of employment" — Loss resulting from encashment of forged cheques after employee’s resignation — Whether theft of cheque books during employment constitutes the policy trigger — Burden of proof — Identification of perpetrator — Standard of appellate intervention. 1 case
Life policy — Nomination — Non-family nominee — Distribution of proceeds — Application of Paragraph 5 and Paragraph 6 of Schedule 10 Financial Services Act 2013 1 case
Subrogation — Whether insurers have locus standi to sue in own name — Whether subrogation rights validly exercised — Whether subrogation claim sustainable against non-tortfeasor 1 case
Motor insurance — Road Transport Act 1987, s. 96(3) — Timing of policy — Policy purchased after accident — Commencement time specified in Policy Schedule — Declaratory relief sought by insurer — Duty of utmost good faith (uberrimae fidei) — Non-disclosure of material facts — Financial Services Act 2013, Schedule 9 — Failure to disclose pre-existing accident when purchasing policy — Statutory right of insurer to seek declaration — Effect of Motor Insurers' Bureau Agreement — Remedies available to third party claimant 1 case
Key Statutes
Road Transport Act 1987 (Cap 333)
cited in 2 cases Civil Law Act 1956
cited in 1 case Distribution Act 1958
cited in 1 case Insurance Act 1966
cited in 1 case Federal Constitution
cited in 1 case Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)
cited in 1 case Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
cited in 1 case Limitation Act 1953 (Cap 254)
cited in 1 case Court Distribution
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Cases
wa-12bncc-5-02-2024
MAGNIFICIENT EMPIRE SDN BHD. v MPI GENERALI INSURANS BERHAD
14 December 2025
MYHC
jb-12bncvc-12-06-2025
Abu Talib Bin Baba v Tokio Marine Insurans (M) Berhad
11 December 2025
MYHC
wa-22ncvc-432-08-2023
SURENDRAN A/L THURAISINGAM v SELVAMANICKARAJA A/L MANOHAR
6 November 2025
MYHC
wa-22ncvc-174-03-2025
1. ) GENERALI INSURANCE MALAYSIA BERHAD 2. ) TAKAFUL IKHLAS GENERAL BERHAD 3. ) SS MOTOR CENTURY SDN. BHD. v 1. ) WAWASAN SINAR GEMILANG SDN. BHD. 2. ) Kua Guan Chai 3. ) Phun Booi Mooi
7 October 2025
MYHC
wa-24ncc-265-05-2023
ETIQA GENERAL INSURANCE BERHAD v 1. ) MOHAMAD SHAHFIZAL BIN ABDUL RASHID 2. ) REJAUL
7 November 2023
MYHC