Liability Insurance

This authoritative book provides detailed and lucid treatment of all aspects of the law which applies to liability insurance contracts, and gives fresh insight and analysis on all major types of liability insurance cover, including: public liability insurance, contractors' liability insurance, product liability insurance, professional indemnity insurance, directors' & officers' liability insurance, employers' liability insurance and motor liability insurance.Usefully organised in two parts, this book provides everything that a busy practitioner needs to hand in one core volume.Part one explains the general principles which are common to all forms of liability insurance (for example, the formation of liability insurance contracts; premium; the identification of the insured; the interpretation of liability insurance contracts; the scope and operation of indemnity; causation; fortuity).Part two focuses on specific issues which commonly arise in respect of each particular type of liability insurance cover (e.g. particular requirements for "loss" or "damage" or "injury", or common exclusion clauses).This book is an invaluable guide for barristers and solicitors involved in all commercial liability issues, whether in private practice or working as in-house counsel. Insurance underwriters, claims handlers and risk managers as well as academics and students in this area of law will also find this book extremely useful.

Auteur

Simon Kerr is a barrister specialising in commercial law at 7KBW, with particular expertise in the areas of insurance and reinsurance, shipping and conflict of laws.

Peter MacDonald Eggers QC is a silk at 7KBW, where he specialises in all aspects of commercial law, with a particular focus on insurance and reinsurance, shipping and transport, energy, commodities and international trade, financial services, professional negligence, and international investment projects.

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Part A: General Principles Chapter 1. Introduction to the Law of Liability Insurance Chapter 2. Formation of Liability Insurance Contracts Chapter 3. Premium Chapter 4. The Insured Chapter 5. The Interpretation of Liability Insurance Contracts Chapter 6. The Scope and Operation of Indemnity: The Insuring Clause Chapter 7. The Scope and Operation of Indemnity: The Period of the Insurance Chapter 8. The Scope and Operation of Indemnity: Insured Activities / Business Chapter 9. The Scope and Operation of Indemnity: Geographical Scope Chapter 10. The Scope and Operation of Indemnity: Insured Perils Chapter 11. The Scope and Operation of Indemnity: Extension Clauses Chapter 12. The Scope and Operation of Indemnity: Exclusion Clauses Chapter 13. The Scope and Operation of Indemnity: Limits of Cover Chapter 14. Causation Chapter 15. Fortuity Chapter 16. Claims Chapter 17. The Burden of Proof Chapter 18. Measure of Indemnity Chapter 19. Mitigation / Sue & Labour Chapter 20. Misrepresentation & Non-Disclosure Chapter 21. Consequences of Breach of the Insurance Contract Chapter 22. Enforceability: Insurable Interest, Illegality & Public Policy Chapter 23. The Rights of Third Parties Chapter 24. Subrogation Chapter 25. Double Insurance & Contribution Chapter 26. Limitation Chapter 27. Brokers Chapter 28. Conflict of Laws Part B: Particular Types of Liability Insurance Chapter 29. Public Liability Insurance Chapter 30. Contractors' Liability Insurance 31. Product Liability Insurance Chapter 32. Professional Indemnity Insurance Chapter 33. Directors & Officers Liability Insurance Chapter 34. Employers' Liability Insurance Chapter 35. Motor Liability Insurance Chapter 36. Marine Liability Insurance Chapter 37. Aviation Liability Cover