Policies and Perceptions of Insurance Law in the Twenty First Century

Informationen zum Autor Malcolm Clarke is Professor of Commercial Contract Law in the University of Cambridge. Klappentext This book offers a lively! critical introduction to the subject of insurance law! presenting the rules in both their legal and socio-economic contexts. It examines the growth of contemporary 'compensation culture' and assesses the culture's impact on the development of insurance law and policy. Throughout! the presentation of the English law of insurance is placed in comparative perspective! with broader contract law and the law from the US! Europe and Australia. Zusammenfassung Offers an introduction to the subject of insurance law, presenting the rules in both their legal and socio-economic contexts. This work examines the growth of contemporary 'compensation culture' and assesses the culture's impact on the development of insurance law and policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Policyholders 2: Insurers 3: Insurance Intermediaries 4: Contracting 5: Cover 6: Insurance and Society 7: Insurance and Law 8: Insurance and Law 9: The Sequel: Perceptions of the Past and of the Future

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• Authors: Clarke Malcolm, Malcolm Clarke, Professor Malcolm Clarke, Malcolm (Professor of Commercial Contract Clarke
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 07.06.2007
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law
• EAN: 9780199227648
• ISBN: 978-0-19-922764-8
• Pages: 416
• Series: Clarendon Law Series; Clarendon Law Series
• Subjects: LAW / Insurance; LAW / Contracts; contract law; Insurance Law