INSURABLE INTEREST, RISK, AND INSURED CASE AS ELEMENTS OF AN ATHLETE ACCIDENT INSURANCE CONTRACT

Authors

  • Hrvoje Vojković Faculty of Law, University of Maribor; Willis Towers Watson d.d.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30925/zpfsr.44.3.7

Keywords:

athlete accident insurance contract, insured risk, insurable interest, insured case, sports bodily injury.

Abstract

Professional sportsmanship is associated with a real risk of injury during official competitions that can have not only health but also significant economic consequences. Effective protection of the economic interests of the injured party is enabled by an athlete accident insurance contract which determines the right of the injured party to pay insurance when there are legal prerequisites and in accordance with the agreed insurance protocol. The research of the legal concept of an insurable interest as a legal precondition of insurance contract, and a risk and insured event as elements of an athlete accident insurance contract, pointed to certain specifics of these legal constructs that are arising from the mixed legal nature of the analyzed contract as a personal and property insurance at the same time, with nevertheless emphasized elements of the contract on personal insurance. 

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Published

2023-12-15

How to Cite

Vojković, H. (2023). INSURABLE INTEREST, RISK, AND INSURED CASE AS ELEMENTS OF AN ATHLETE ACCIDENT INSURANCE CONTRACT. Collected Papers of the Law Faculty of the University of Rijeka, 44(3), 723–738. https://doi.org/10.30925/zpfsr.44.3.7

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 3 (2023): Collected Papers of the Faculty of Law of the University of Rijeka

Section

ARTICLES

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Copyright (c) 2023 Hrvoje Vojković

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