Life insurance has long history. In korea, the social security system by the government has developed lately. Until then life insurance has done such a protection function. Therefore life insurance has developed better as non-life insurance in korea. ...
Life insurance has long history. In korea, the social security system by the government has developed lately. Until then life insurance has done such a protection function. Therefore life insurance has developed better as non-life insurance in korea. Life insurance has the function of protection of family of the deceased and gathering golden years savings. Life insurance policy belongs to long term contract. There are many changes in surrounding circumstances during the long contract time. Because of this reason, amendment principles should be adopted in life insurance. The insurance benefit and premium should be adjusted. In korea the insurance contractor can cancel the insurance contract in any time. § 649 korean commercial code regulates such a contents. § 647 has the contents that the contractor can demand reduction of premium, when the special risk has disappeared. But there is no regulation for the adjustment of insurance proceeds and rating up of the premium. In germany, § 163 insurance contract law(VVG) regulates that the insurer can reduce the insurance proceeds and raise up the premium under certain conditions. We should adopt such a regulation. Especially in long term insurance contract, such a adjustment regulation is needed. As position of such a regulation, § 732-3 korean commercial code would be the desirable one. This paper has analysed the german paragraph and drawn some suggestions from it. It offers reform suggestion according to the drawn comparative study results.