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Claims settlement in insurance contracts from a consumer protection perspective in Cameroon

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  • Comfort Fuah Kwanga

    (Department of Common Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Douala, Cameroon)

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Everyone in the society is faced with the possibility of one or more hazards that are part of life will sooner or later befall him and may occasion some loss. This misfortune is uncertain as to the time and period when it will occur and this amongst others include: fire outbreak, accident, and even death. This necessitates the need for people to go for insurance policies which suit their various needs in order to permit compensation in case of loss. Most consumers of insurance products are “short changed” in the process because very few take the trouble to read through their insurance policies in order to ascertain and understand the terms and conditions. The result is that most often when a claim arises and it is discovered that the loss is not covered by the terms of the insurance contract, there is the tendency of blaming the insurance companies. This paper posits that: there are of course some “bad eggs” in the industry who manipulate consumers. However, the paper holds that this unpleasant quagmire is often due to lack of understanding of the terms of insurance contracts in general and consumer apathy in particular. The essence of this study is to re-iterate the need to communicate the rules of the insurance game, thereby minimizing some of the misunderstanding and problems faced by consumers.

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  • Comfort Fuah Kwanga, 2017. "Claims settlement in insurance contracts from a consumer protection perspective in Cameroon," Juridical Tribune - Review of Comparative and International Law, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, vol. 7(Special), pages 37-53, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:asr:journl:v:7:y:2017:i:special:p:37-53
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    1. Dan Armeanu & Nicolae Istudor & Sgârdea Marian Florinel & Ana-Maria Burca, 2014. "Analysis of the Romanian Insurance Market Based on Ensuring and Exercising Consumers` Right to Claim," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 16(36), pages 550-550, May.
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    1. Sharova, I., 2015. "The Introduction Of Evaluation Systems In The Customer Service The Enterprise Sector Companies," Annals of marketing-mba, Department of Marketing, Marketing MBA (RSconsult), vol. 1, February.
    2. Ajemunigbohun Sunday Stephen & Olowokudejo Folake Feyisayo & Adeleke Ismaila, 2022. "Claims Settlement and Risk Attitudes: Evidence from the Motor Insurance Policyholders," Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Oeconomica, Sciendo, vol. 67(2), pages 33-49, August.

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    Keywords

    claims settlement; consumer protection; insurance contracts; Cameroon.;
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    JEL classification:

    • K12 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Contract Law
    • K15 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Civil Law; Common Law

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