The Author
List of Abbreviations
General Introduction
Chapter 1. The Italian Political System and State Organization
Chapter 2. The Italian Legal System and Sources of Law
Chapter 3. History and Sources of Italian Insurance Law
Chapter 4. The European Perspective on Insurance and the Impact of European Legislation on National Law
Chapter 5. Government Regulation and Government Agencies: Supervision of Insurance Companies and Other Financial Institutions
Chapter 6. The Italian Association of Insurance Companies: ANIA
Chapter 7. Insurance Law Reviews
Part I. The Insurance Company
Chapter 1. General Rules on Insurance Company Regulation
Chapter 2. Consumer Protection in Insurance
Part II. The Insurance Contract: General
Chapter 1. Classification of Insurance Activities and Insurance Contracts
Chapter 2. Definition and General Characteristics of the Insurance Contract: A Typical Contract
Chapter 3. The Formation of the Insurance Contract
Chapter 4. Duration, Renewal and Effect of Insurance Coverage
Chapter 5. Formalities of the Insurance Contract
Chapter 6. Construction and Interpretation of the Insurance Contract
Chapter 7. The Notion of Insurable Interest and the Indemnity Principle
Chapter 8. Statutory and Contractual Rights to Amend the Contract During Its Term of Validity
Chapter 9. The Duty to Pay the Premium
Chapter 10. Utmost Good Faith and Duties of Disclosure in Insurance Contracts
Chapter 11. Modification of Risk: Cessation, Reduction and Aggravation of Risk
Chapter 12. The Insured Event: Procedure and Obligations of the Insured when the Insured Event Occurs
Chapter 13. The Right of Subrogation
Chapter 14. Insurance on Behalf of a Third Party or for Whom it May Concern
Chapter 15. Double Insurance or Insurance with More than One Insurer
Chapter 16. Special Rules Concerning Indemnity Insurance
Chapter 17. Limitation Period
Chapter 18. Mandatory Rules for All Insurance Contracts
Part III. Property and Liability Insurance
Chapter 1. General Rules Applicable to Liability Insurance
Chapter 2. Motor Vehicle Insurance
Chapter 3. Other Forms of Liability and Non Life Insurance
Chapter 4. Credit Insurance, Caution (or Suretyship) Insurance and Consumer Credit Insurance
Part IV. Life Insurance and Other Forms of Insurance Related to the Person
Chapter 1. Life Insurance
Chapter 2. The Contract of Capitalization (or Capital Redemption)
Chapter 3. Pension Funds and the Pension System
Chapter 4. Insurance for Damage to Persons
Part V. Reinsurance and Co-insurance
Chapter 1. Co-insurance
Chapter 2. Reinsurance
Chapter 3. Insurance Pools for Specific Risks Such as Environmental Risks
Part VI. Insurance Intermediaries
Chapter 1. The Insurance Intermediation System: A Short Historical Outlook: From Absence of Regulation to the EU Directives and Their Implementation
Chapter 2. The Insurance Agent
Chapter 3. The Broker of Insurance and Reinsurance
Chapter 4. Sub-agents and Free Producers
Chapter 5. Insurance Distribution by Means of Networks Based on Multilevel Marketing, Network Marketing and Similar Marketing Techniques
Chapter 6. Cross-Selling and Interaction Between Insurance Companies and Banks
Chapter 7. The Role of Investment Companies or SIM
Chapter 8. The Distance Selling of Insurance Products
Chapter 9. Litigation in Insurance
Selected Bibliography
Index
