Insurance Law

MacGillivray on Insurance Law, 11th Edition, Mainwork & Supplement

Edited by Nicholas Legh-Jones, QC · Professor John Birds · David Owen, QC
Sweet & Maxwell U.K. December 2011

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780414042469
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
Publication
December 2011
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
Commonwealth, European Union, U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

 Written by three insurance experts, MacGillivray on Insurance Law is highly regarded as the definitive guide by the insurance industry and practitioners alike. The latest 11th edition:
 

  • Offers comprehensive coverage on the major non-marine insurance risks
  • Provides a valuable reference that aids a thorough understanding of the principles of insurance law and its applications in practice
  • Takes account of the key legislative and judicial decisions, as well as the new regulatory structure for insurance under the Financial Services Authority
  • Includes unequalled explanation of general principles
  • Considers the separate classes of insurance including: life, personal accident, property and motor
  • Discusses the parties to an insurance contract
  • Examines the complex issues when claims are made but policies fail
  • Covers UK and Commonwealth insurance alongside a useful comparison with US authorities
  • Supplies clear guidance on areas where the law is unclear or where disputes may arise

Table of Contents

General principles
 
  • Definition of insurance and insurable interest
  • Formation of the contract
  • Form of the contract
  • The period prior to issue of the policy
  • Execution and delivery of policy
  • Commencement and termination of risk
  • Payment of premium
  • Return of premium
  • Salvage premiums
  • Warranties and other policy terms
  • Construction of policies
  • Rectification
  • Conflict of laws
  • Illegality
  • Mistake
  • Misrepresentation
  • Good faith and the duty of disclosure
  • Fraud, misrepresentation and non-disclosure by third parties
  • The loss
  • The claimant
  • Reinstatement
  • Subrogation
  • Rights of two or more insurers
 
Particular classes of business
 
  • Life insurance
  • Personal accident policies
  • Fire policies and other insurances on property
  • Third party risks
  • Motor vehicle insurance
  • Aviation insurance
  • Insurance against pecuniary loss
  • Contractors' risks policies
  • Reinsurance
 
Parties
 
  • Insurance companies
  • The course of business at Lloyd's
  • The role of agents in insurance business

 

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