Prudential Insurance Company v Commissioners of Inland Revenue
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Year | 1904 |
| Date | 1904 |
| Court | King's Bench Division |
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49 cases
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Re Digital Satellite Warranty Cover Ltd
...common law, the starting point in considering the meaning of a contract of insurance is the decision of Channell J in Prudential Insurance Co v Inland Revenue Commissioners [1904] 2 KB 658 at 664: "A contract of insurance, then, must be a contract for the payment of a sum of money, or for ......
- Barclay Mis Group of Companies Pty Ltd v Asic
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Ennia General Insurance Company Ltd Appellant v J. Astaphan & Company (1970) Ltd Respondent [ECSC]
...accepted definition of a contract of Insurance is that given by Channell J. in Prudential Insurance Co. vs Inland Revenue Commissioners (1904) 2 K.B. 658:— "A Contract of insurance is one whereby one party (the Insurer) promises in return for a money consideration (the premiums) to pay to ......
- Chan You Young; Union Insurance Malaysia Sdn Bhd
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A Guide To Insurance And Reinsurance In Ireland 2013
...basis. The common law definition of an insurance contract is of persuasive authority in Ireland (Prudential Assurance v Inland Revenue [1904] 2 KB 658). The leading Irish authority, International Commercial Bank plc v Insurance Corporation of Ireland plc [1991] ILRM 726, in distinguishing a......
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What sets a contract of insurance apart from other contracts?
...is typically the century-old definition given by Justice Channell in Prudential Insurance Company v Commissioners of Inland Revenue [1904] 2 KB 658 at 663-664. That definition requires that for monetary consideration (the premium), a person (the insurer) agrees to pay to the other (the insu......
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Court Of Appeal Rules On Winding-Up Of Firms Offering Satellite Warranties
...Civ 1413, Re Digital Satellite Warranty Cover Ltd and others [2011] EWHC 122 (Ch) Prudential Insurance Co v Inland Revenue Commissioners [1904] 2 KB 658. This article was written for Law-Now, CMS Cameron McKenna's free online information service. To register for Law-Now, please go to Law-No......
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The Legal 500: Insurance And Reinsurance Comparative Guide 2019
...this issue on a case by case basis. The decision of the English courts in Prudential Insurance Company v Inland Revenue Commissioners [1904] 2 KB 658, which sets out the elements of an insurance contract, is the seminal English case in this area and is of persuasive authority in Ireland. Th......
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Caribbean terror. A legal analysis of the allocation of property losses in insurance contracts in the context of terrorist activity
...in the USA.2. Kluwer, Handbook of Insurance at paragraphs B 3.2.3. Prudential Insurance Company v. Inland Revenue Commissioners, [1904] 2 K.B. 658.4. Prudential Insurance Company v. Inland Revenue Commissioners, [1904] 2 K.B. 658 at 664.5. TRT/TFC Communications, Inc. v. Insurance Company o......