Dispute Dissolve Committees as an Alternative Method to Judiciary in Resolving Insurance Disputes

Abstract

Objectives: The research aims to study the reasons that prompted the Palestinian legislator to adopt resorting to the Dispute Resolution Committee, and the purpose of the existence of this committee as an alternative to resorting to the regular judiciary.

Methods: The researcher used the analytical foundational approach, and used the comparative analytical approach in studying the legal systems.

Results: The research reached several results as follows: the need for alternative mechanisms to resolve insurance disputes in Palestine. The position of the legislation under the study varied regarding the formation of the committee, as some legislations considered it a judicial committee, while there are countries that considered it an administrative committee. The research showed the existence of some gaps in the Palestinian insurance draft law in organizing insurance dispute resolution committees.

Conclusions: The research concludes with a set of recommendations, are: approving the draft Palestinian insurance law, the draft law should specify a maximum timeframe for resolving insurance disputes, and decisions made by the committees should be binding on all parties involved. Additionally, the research recommends explicitly prohibiting conflicts of interest in the operation of these committees.