The Legal Study of Contribution in Double Insurance (With emphasis on English Law)

The general rule in Common Law is that, any person may obtain different insurance policies for same subject matter and same risk and he is free to claim payment from all insurers in a way he thinks proper, however; the insurer, who has compensated damage and loss, can call on other insurers to bear their share of loss, this right is called the principle of Contribution. When an insurer is entitled to recover contribution from other insurers, there is a question of how that contribution is to be assessed, there is three methods of calculation. 1. Maximum Potential Liability 2. Independent Actual Liability 3. Common Liability