Section 891
Transfer of the benefit of a life policy Draft heading, not yet reviewed by the firm
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Statutory text (Thai original)
แม้ในกรณีที่ผู้เอาประกันภัยมิได้เป็นผู้รับประโยชน์เองก็ดี ผู้เอาประกันภัยย่อมมีสิทธิที่จะโอนประโยชน์แห่งสัญญานั้นให้แก่บุคคลอีกคนหนึ่งได้ เว้นแต่จะได้ส่งมอบกรมธรรม์ประกันภัยให้แก่ผู้รับประโยชน์ไปแล้ว และผู้รับประโยชน์ได้บอกกล่าวเป็นหนังสือไปยังผู้รับประกันภัยแล้วว่าตนจำนงจะถือเอาประโยชน์แห่งสัญญานั้น ถ้ากรมธรรม์ประกันภัยได้ทำเป็นรูปให้ใช้เงินตามเขาสั่งแล้ว ท่านให้นำบทบัญญัติมาตรา ๓๐๙ มาใช้บังคับ
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
Even where the insured is not himself the beneficiary, the insured is entitled to transfer the benefit of the contract to another person, unless the policy has already been delivered to the beneficiary and the beneficiary has notified the insurer in writing of his intention to take the benefit of the contract.
Where the policy is made payable to order, Section 309 applies.
ThaiLawOnline translation, written from the Thai original and verified
Firm annotation
Section 891 is part of Book 3 (Specific Contracts) of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code. This entry is awaiting firm-authored commentary; the statutory text above is verbatim from the Office of the Council of State (OCS Krisdika) Thai source. The English translation is ThaiLawOnline's own, written from the Thai original and verified against it. Always rely on the Thai original for legal proceedings.
Supreme Court citation record
Cited in 1 Supreme Court decisions (2001 to 2001)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 9750/2544 (2001)
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