Causation in Insurance Contract Law, 2nd Edition

Author: Meixian Song
Publisher: Informa Law
ISBN: 9781032153766

Published In: June 2025
Format: Paperback , 282 pages
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Hardback Edition ISBN: 9781032153759

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Causation is a crucial and complex matter in ascertaining whether a particular loss or damage is covered in an insurance policy or in a tort claim, and is an issue that cannot be escaped.

Now in its second edition, this unique book assists practitioners in answering one of the most important questions faced in the handling of insurance and tort claims. Through extensive case law analysis, this book scrutinises the causation theory in marine insurance and non-marine insurance law, and provides a comparative study on the causation test in tort law. In addition, the author expertly applies causation questions in concrete scenarios, and ultimately, this book provides a single volume solution to a very complex but essential question of insurance law and tort law. Thoroughly revised and updated throughout to include the Insurance Act 2015, several landmark cases and potential impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, the second edition also features an introduction re-written to clarify elementary and central questions of causation in insurance law and tort. Additionally, it also provides three brand new chapters on Factual Causation and Legal Causation, Causation and Interpretation, and Causation and Measure of Losses to provide a deeper and more thorough analysis, comparing academic approaches and juridical approaches to addressing causation issues in insurance claims.

This book is an invaluable and unique guide for insurance industry professionals, as well as legal practitioners, academics and students in the fields of insurance and tort law.

Chapter 1; Introduction to the Law of Causation, Chapter 2; Tests of Causation in Insurance Contracts Law, Chapter 3; ‘But For’ Test in Insurance Contract Law and Tort, Chapter 4; Concurrent Causes, Chapter 5; Identifying the Cause of Loss, Chapter 6; Burden of Proof, Chapter 7; Causation Relating to Breaches of Warranties

Dr Meixian Song is a Research Fellow at the University of Exeter. Her main academic areas of interest is maritime law, primarily the commercial sector, such as marine insurance law, carriage of goods by sea and contract law. Dr Song works closely with Professor Robert Merkin at the University.