A Guide to Reinsurance Law


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This practical guide offers a useful introduction to reinsurance, taking you step by step through the associated issues you really need to know about. An introduction is provided, setting the scene for further chapters on key topics such as the formation of agreements, terms, rights and obligations. The book covers the following areas: Nature of Reinsurance, Formation of Reinsurance, Agreements, Utmost Good Faith, Terms of Reinsurance Agreements, Rights and Obligations of the Parties, Follow the Settlements and Follow the Fortunes, Claims, Intermediaries, Jurisdiction and Applicable Law, Arbitration.




Reinsurance Law


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Reinsurance Law: An Analytic Approach covers all aspects of the field, large and small, from the varieties and uses of reinsurance to complex matters of law, markets and regulation.




Reinsurance Practice and the Law


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Designed to reduce, to the absolute minimum, the legal difficulties involved in UK reinsurance transactions, this book covers all the areas of reinsurance that are likely to give rise to problems. Paying special attention to the drafting and operation of the reinsurance contract, the book also deals in detail with dispute resolution, including arbitration and commercial court practice and procedure. It provides advice on how to identify, minimize, and resolve problems that may arise with reinsurance contracts, including: a clear explanation of the basics of reinsurance contracts, including the relationships between parties and the various types of contracts the principles of drafting and interpretation of contracts, including reaching agreement, contract wordings, and choice of law the details of operating a contract, including claims handling, offset and funding, inspection of records, and transfer and termination deviation guidance on dispute resolution, including choice of l




Reinsurance Law


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Reinsurance Law minimizes that peril by showing you how to structure sound agreements more easily and inexpensively.




The Law of Reinsurance


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Providing a complete analysis of the law of reinsurance this new edition gives extended consideration to complex areas, such as good faith, and issues on which there is no authority.




Insurance Law: An Introduction


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Insurance Law – An Introduction is essential reading and will provide you with a thorough understanding of all the main areas including motor, property, financial and marine insurance. The book contains the latest case law and best practice with reference to problem areas including fraudulent claims, third party rights against insurers and construing insurance terms. Comprehensive guidance on all key areas from the duty of utmost good faith to choice of law and jurisdictional issues is given by the leading legal experts in the insurance industry.




Tackling Insurance Fraud


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Insurance fraud is a growing problem on a global scale. The ABI estimates that fraudulent insurance claims on motor and household policies alone cost insurers in excess of £1 billion every year. This book provides an analysis of the insurance industry’s response to the problem and examines fraud from legal and practical perspectives to determine how to manage and reduce fraud. Key issues covered include: fraud in the insurance and reinsurance context, a look at industry-wide initiatives and individual insurance companies’ approaches to the problem, consideration of recent legal developments and a look at how insurance fraud is tackled in other jurisdictions. Includes a chapter on marine insurance fraud.







Private International Law of Reinsurance and Insurance


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Now in its second edition, this is the only book dedicated to this subject. Private International Law of Reinsurance and Insurance provides a practical and easy-to-use reference in this complex area of law, comparing European regime and common law. Fully updated for the second edition, Private International Law of Reinsurance and Insurance now covers: Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters; Regulation No 593/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I); Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Law Applicable to Contracts of Insurance) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/3075); Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010; Solvency II. This book provides a clear and useful guide to identifying the applicable legal regimes and relevant rules insofar as they concern reinsurance and insurance disputes and will be an indispensable reference for insurers and reinsurers as well as policy-makers and legal practitioners who deal with insurance and reinsurance.




Principles of Reinsurance


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