| Insurance law
(formerly known as Insurance (excluding Marine insurance))
|
| Section A: Elements of
insurance |
| ·
Definition: what is an insurance contract? |
| ·
Regulation of insurers |
| ·
Intermediaries: agents, brokers |
| Section B: Insurance
contract formation |
| ·
Duty of disclosure and misrepresentation; remedies
for breach |
| ·
Formation of the contract including: offer,
acceptance, premiums |
| Section C: The insurance
contract and its terms |
| ·
Insurable interest in property insurance and life
assurance |
| ·
Terms of the contract |
| ·
Construing the terms of the contract |
| Section D: Claims
process |
| ·
Causation: determining the cause of the loss;
losses caused by the insured |
| ·
Claims: the claims process, the requirement of good
faith |
| ·
Subrogation: the insurer's, the insured's and the
other parties' rights |
| ·
Abandonment |
| ·
Double insurance and contribution between insurers
|
| ·
Indemnity and reinstatement, mitigation of loss,
reinstatement under contract and under statute |
| ·
Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms: the
ombudsman |
Sequence:
Section A first, Section D last. |
Textbooks:
John Lowry
and Philip Rawlings, Insurance Law: Doctrines and Principles
2nd ed (Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2005),
ISBN: 9781841135403
John Lowry and Philip Rawlings,
Insurance Law: Cases and Materials (Oxford: Hart
Publishing, 2004), ISBN: 9781841132747 |
