Research and Markets: Marine Insurance: Law and Practice

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/kzv6v4/marine_insurance) has announced the addition of the "Marine Insurance: Law and Practice" book to their offering.

Marine Insurance: Law and Practice, Second Edition, continues to provide the most comprehensive and integrated account of the English law and practice of marine insurance. It provides readers with a fresh and up-to-date review of the modern law in the light of traditional principles and rules of underlying commercial law, and the specific statutory rules of marine insurance as interpreted by case law, as moderated in practice by market practices and standard form marine insurance clauses. Francis Rose clarifies the law's underlying framework of principles and illustrates how it works in common contractual situations, explaining how the different components of the law interact.

The New Edition Has Been Updated to Incorporate:

- The most recent case law: there have been some very important judgments handed down since the book first published, including:

The Cendor MOP, The Silva, The Resolute and The Marina Iris

- The implications of the introduction of: Institute Cargo Clauses 2009, the effect of the Gambling Act 2005 and the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010 Law Commission reform proposals

Key Topics Covered:

1. The nature of insurance

2. The subject-matter of insurance

3. Insurable interest

4. Intermediaries

5. Presentation of the risk and utmost good faith

6. The contract

7. Parties

8. The premium

9. Terms of the contract

10. Period of cover

11. Departure of cover

12. Varying cover

13. Insured risks

14. Marine risks

15. Inchmaree risks

16. Liabilities

17. Discord (War and Strikes) risks

18. Exclusions

19. Causation

20. Aversion and minimisation of loss

21. Losses

22. Partial losses

23. Total loss

24. Abandonment

25. Quantifying the indemnity

26. Claims

27. Subrogation and recoupment

28. Double insurance and contribution

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/kzv6v4/marine_insurance

Research and MarketsLaura Wood, Senior Manager.
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Sector: Healthcare and Medical Devices

Source: Research and Markets