Marine insurance contract according to the new Maritime Code

U radu se iznose i analiziraju odredbe Pomorskog zakonika o ugovoru o pomorskom osiguranju. Pravna reforma hrvatskoga pomorskog prava bila je prilika da se norme bivšeg Plovidbenog zakona o plovidbenom osiguranju poprave i usklade s najnovijim razvojem autonomnog prava pomorskog osiguranja. Iznose se razlozi zbog kojih su neke odredbe Plovidbenog zakona izmijenjene, nadopunjene ili popravljene. Prema mišljenju autora de lege ferenda treba prikladnije riješiti primjenu propisa na kopnena transportna osiguranja. Zakonom o obveznim odnosima valja proširiti primjenu Pomorskog zakonika i na ta osiguranja. Analiziraju se pravni učinci uvođenja u sustav prava pomorskog osiguranja instituta izravne tužbe treće osobe prema osiguratelju (actio directa). Autor se zalaže da se formuliraju jedinstveni hrvatski autonomni regulativi za pomorsko osiguranje.Promulgation of the new Croatian Maritime Code (1994) meant not only the partial amendment of the marine insurance provisions from the previous Maritime and Inland Navigation Act (1977) but also the introduction of the new marine insurance provisions. Such significant changes have brought Croatian marine insurance in line with the recent developments of the international marine insurance. The author\u27s opinion is that the provisions of the Maritime Code should be applied not only to the maritime and multimodal transport but also to thr road and railway transport. He therefore suggests the amendment to the Obligations Act. The author considers the introduction of the third party\u27s right to sue directly the marine liability insurer to be a logical consequence of the fact that the Insurance Act introduced compulsory liability insurance for pleasure boat owners. Accordingly the author deems necessary formulation of the Croatian Marine Insurance Uniform Terms and Conditions as well as Croatian Marine Policy Form, and Croatian Form of Salvage Agreement