Marine Insurance Act, 1963
68. Total loss
Subject to the
provisions of this Act, and to any express provision in the policy, where there
is a total loss of the subject-matter insured-
(1) if the policy be a
valued policy, the measure of indemnity is the sum fixed by the policy;
(2) If the policy be
an unvalued policy, the measures of indemnity is the insurable value of the
subject-matter insured.