Insurance law in a nutshell
by French, Christopher C., (Professor)
"Insurance Law in a Nutshell is a clear, concise, and comprehensive discussion of the fundamentals of insurance law. It covers various lines of insurance such as Auto, Commercial General Liability, Health, Life, Property, Cyber, Directors and Officers Liability (D&O), Errors and Omissions (E&O or Professional Liability), Employers Liability (EPL), and Flood. It also covers topics such as the rules of insurance policy interpretation, coverage for intentional torts, insurable interest, claims sub…
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- Full title :Insurance law in a nutshell / Christopher C. French (Professor of Practice, Penn State Law School), John F. Dobbyn (Professor of Law Emeritus, Villanova University).
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"Insurance Law in a Nutshell is a clear, concise, and comprehensive discussion of the fundamentals of insurance law. It covers various lines of insurance such as Auto, Commercial General Liability, Health, Life, Property, Cyber, Directors and Officers Liability (D&O), Errors and Omissions (E&O or Professional Liability), Employers Liability (EPL), and Flood. It also covers topics such as the rules of insurance policy interpretation, coverage for intentional torts, insurable interest, claims submission/handling, duty to defend and settle, insurer bad faith, insurer defenses, loss valuation, guaranty funds, "surplus line" insurers, regulation of insurers, reinsurance, risk transfer, subrogation, surety bonds, and waiver and estoppel. This new edition also has new sections that discuss insurance for natural catastrophe losses as well as business interruption insurance, which includes a brief discussion regarding the COVID-19 business interruption coverage litigation. This new edition also has an expanded discussion regarding claims made insurance, which has become the dominant form of insurance for newer lines of liability insurance." -- Publisher.
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- Publication Date:©2022
- Edition:Sixth edition
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- Publisher(s):West Academic Publishing
- Place of Publication:St. Paul, MN
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2022
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Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781636596242, 163659624X
- oclc:on1268983496
- LC Classification:KF1164.85
- Dewey Decimal:346.73086
Table of Contents
Nature of insurance -- Insurable interest -- Insurable risks and public policy -- Persons insured -- Procedure for filing claims -- Insurer defenses to coverage -- Waiver and estoppel -- Measure of recovery -- Insurer's duty to defend -- Subrogation -- Bad faith causes of action -- Reinsurance -- Insurance-like bonds -- Regulation of insurance.
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