INSURANCE UNDER NIGERIAN STATUTES: THE ISLAMIC LAW ALTERNATIVE

INSURANCE UNDER NIGERIAN STATUTES: THE ISLAMIC LAW ALTERNATIVE

ABSTRACT

 
Insurance scheme is put in place to fall back on in the event of risk or calamity occurrence. Nigerian Statutes require that every motor vehicle owner must possess at least third party insurance policy. However, the conventional insurance contradicts certain elements of Islamic law which make it unlawful and unacceptable. Thus, majority of Muslims (believers) and other adherents have refused to adopt the conventional insurance and subsequently, called for alternative shariah compliant products. Consequently, this research work discusses essentials elements, formation and operation of insurance scheme with specific emphasis on motor vehicle insurance scheme under Nigerian statutes and Islamic law alternative, differences and thereafter considers the relevant provisions in new Takaful Guideline, identifies challenges therein. In the final analysis, observes that there is lack of awareness on the part of public about insurance generally and Islamic alternative (takaaful) specifically and finally recommends inter alia that: NAIOCM should relax some of the stringent conditions/requirements to allow more takaaful companies to come up, intensifies effort to curb use of fake insurance papers and inject sanity into the industry and that co-operative insurance be adopted as means of promoting insurance scheme among association members.

Related Post

Share
Published by

Recent Posts

Implementation of an Academic Research Paper Plagiarism Checker System

ABSTRACT The problem of plagiarism in Africa generally is growing at an alarming rate, especially… Read More

2 years ago

How to Write a Conclusion for your Final Year Project

In order to successfully complete a project for your senior year, you will need to… Read More

2 years ago

Google scholar project topics

List of Google scholar project topics Google Scholar is a convenient tool that enables users… Read More

2 years ago

How To Recover Your Money From COTP

If you lost money in a COTPS Ponzi scheme, you should talk to a lawyer… Read More

3 years ago

The Growth And Popularity Of Naira Marley Songs Among Students

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This synopsis is on the Growth and popularity of Naire Marley songs amongst… Read More

3 years ago