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The Insurance of Commercial Risks: Law and Practice, 5th Edition

The Insurance of Commercial Risks: Law and Practice, 5th Edition

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  • Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
  • ISBN: 9780414057111
  • Published In: December 2016
  • Format: Hardback
  • Jurisdiction: European Union, U.K. ? Disclaimer:
    Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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    The Insurance of Commercial Risks: Law and Practice advises on the overlapping area of insurance law and commercial liability, offering advice on disputes concerning the coverage of insurance policies.

    The book examines the fundamentals of insurance contracts, looking at the law governing the main liability insurances and the types of risk, exclusions and policy conditions involved in each.

    Main features:

    • Commentary on the practice and application of insurance law when protecting against different commercial risks.
    • Provides concise advice for effectively evaluating the merits of a coverage dispute and explaining how the law applies to commercial insurance.
    • Examines the risks, policy conditions, exclusion terms, and exceptions for the main types of liability insurance: employers’, public, product, Directors & Officers, warranty and indemnity, and commercial vehicle.
    • Covers the law relating to property risk: buildings, contents, carriers’, theft by employee, contractors’, and business interruption.
    • Explains fundamental principles of insurance law contracts such as conditions, warranties, and the duty of disclosure.
    • Defines the role and liabilities of insurance brokers and other intermediaries.
    • Outlines the relevant aspects of the claims process, including calculating indemnities and the rights of third parties and insurers.
    • Details key topics that arise in litigation such as disclosure and issues surrounding jurisdiction.
    New to the 5th edition:
    • Updated to reflect the key legislative changes implemented by the Insurance Act 2015, including the relevant implications of the Enterprise Act 2015 on this act.
    • A comprehensive new chapter on the interpretation of insurance contract terms analysing warranties and insurance conditions, conditions precedent, claims co-operation and claims control clauses.
    • A new chapter on the Third Parties Rights Against Insurers Act 2010, which came into force in 2016.
    • A thorough update of case law developments in areas including employer's liability insurance, motor vehicle insurance, business interruption insurance and the principle of indemnity and subrogation.
  • Part I: General
    Chapter 1 – The Nature of Insurance Contracts
    Chapter 2 – Conditions and Warranties
    Chapter 3 – Concealment of Material Facts
    Chapter 4 – The Duties and Liabilities of Insurance Brokers and Intermediaries
     
    Part II: Liability Insurances
    Chapter 5 – Employers’ Liability Insurance
    Chapter 6 – Public Liability Insurance
    Chapter 7 – Products Liability Insurance
    Chapter 8 – Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance
    Chapter 9 – Warranty and Indemnity Insurance
    Chapter 10 – Commercial Vehicles Insurance
     
    Part III: Property and Other Insurances
    Chapter 11 – Buildings Insurance
    Chapter 12 – Contents Insurance
    Chapter 13 – Carriers’ Insurance
    Chapter 14 – Theft by Employee (Fidelity) and Related Insurances
    Chapter 15 – Business Interruption Insurance
    Chapter 16 – Contractors’ Insurance
     
    Part IV: Claims
    Chapter 17 – The Loss
    Chapter 18 – Notification of Claim or Loss
    Chapter 19 – The Insurance Indemnity
    Chapter 20 – Rights of the Insurer
    Chapter 21 – Third Party Rights Against Liability Insurers
    Chapter 22 – Litigation and Practice
     
    Appendices
    Statutes
    Fires Prevention (Metropolis) Act 1774, s.83
    Marine Insurance Act 1906, ss.6, 17-20, 27, 28, 33-35, 52, 53, 55-57, 67-72, 74, 75, 77, 79-81, 84
    Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 1930
    Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969

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