Content area

Abstract

Statements that must be given by insurance consumers, contain the implicit obligation of telling the truth to accomplish the principle of maximum goodwill that informs the insurance contracts. Legal systems include penalties when the above principle is not fulfilled. Penalties for the insured, being the weaker part within the contract, includes losing the right for compensation and in certain cases it implies a contract nullity, causing the loss of amounts paid by insured. On the other hand, there’s no legal established obligation of making a good choice about risk for insurance companies because in case of omission of the insured, insurance companies are released of compensation payments and sometimes they are allowed to keep the amounts already paid by the insured. A comparison between Spanish and Costa Rican legislation is presented and a reflection about the imbalance that reluctance produces for consumers and their rights before insurance companies.

Alternate abstract:

Las declaraciones que deben hacer los consumidores de seguros, contienen implícita la obligación de decir verdad en cumplimiento del principio de máxima buena fe que informa los contratos de seguros. Los ordenamientos jurídicos incluyen la sanción ante el incumplimiento de ésta. La sanción para el asegurado, siendo la parte débil del contrato, hace que pierda el derecho a la indemnización y, en algunos casos, implica la nulidad del contrato, con lo cual además pierde la prima que ha pagado. En contraposición, no se encuentra establecida legalmente la obligación de hacer una buena selección del riesgo por parte de las aseguradoras pues ante la reticencia del asegurado, se liberan del pago de la indemnización y en ocasiones, retener las primas pagadas. Se compara la legislación española con la costarricense, reflexionando sobre el desequilibrio que genera la reticencia para el consumidor y sus derechos frente a la aseguradora.

Details

1009240
Location
Title
Omisiones del asegurado y reticencia. impacto en el contrato de seguros en las legislaciones española y costarricense
Alternate title
Ommisions by the Insured and Reluctance. Impact on Insurance Contract in Costa Rican and Spanish Legislations
Volume
32
Issue
59
Pages
107-126
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Section
Sección Doctrinal
Publisher
Editorial Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Place of publication
Bogotá
Country of publication
Colombia
Publication subject
ISSN
01231154
e-ISSN
25007556
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
Document type
Journal Article
Publication history
 
 
Milestone dates
2024-01-08 (Created); 2023-12-04 (Submitted); 2024-01-08 (Issued); 2024-01-17 (Modified)
ProQuest document ID
2973880394
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/omisiones-del-asegurado-y-reticencia-impacto-en/docview/2973880394/se-2?accountid=208611
Copyright
© 2023. This work is licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.
Last updated
2024-12-11
Database
ProQuest One Academic