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"Contents" [2012] ELECD 148; in Burling, Julian; Lazarus, Kevin (eds), "Research Handbook on International Insurance Law and Regulation" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012)

Book Title: Research Handbook on International Insurance Law and Regulation

Editor(s): Burling, Julian; Lazarus, Kevin

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781849807883

Section Title: Contents

Number of pages: 3

Extract:

Contents



List of contributors viii
Lloyd's xi
Foreword Dr Richard Ward, CEO of Lloyd's xii
Introduction Julian Burling and Kevin Lazarus xiv
Table of cases xxv
Table of legislation xlvi

PART I INSURANCE CONTRACT LAW
1 An introduction to insurance contract law 3
Malcolm Clarke
2 Methodology: applying economics to insurance law ­ an introduction 19
Lloyd R. Cohen and Michelle E. Boardman
3 Definition: different common law and civil law approaches to the
definition of insurance 33
Kyriaki Noussia
4 Pre-contractual information duties: the insured's pre-contractual duty of
disclosure ­ convergence across the jurisdictional divide 56
John Lowry
5 Contract terms: judicial approaches to the interpretation of insurance contracts 93
Oliver Brand
6 Claims: an overview of the US tort of `bad faith' ­ a common law
approach to regulating insurer claims handling and settlements 120
Suzanne Midlige, Robert Re and William Hoffman
7 Reinsurance: finding the balance between reinsurers' and reinsureds' interests 146
Rob Merkin and Michael Mendelowitz
8 Closing books of business: the challenge of fairness and finality 167
David Whear and Bob Haken
9 Choice of law: New York and English approaches to insurance and
reinsurance contracts 195
Raymond Cox QC

PART II INSURANCE REGULATION
10 An introduction to insurance regulation 221
Peter Kochenburger and Patrick Salve


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11 History: a history of insurance regulation in the UK 251
Robin Ford
12 International organisations: their role and interconnectivity in insurance
regulation 276
Louise Steinberg
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