Marine Insurance Law

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Taylor & Francis, Aug 12, 2016 - Law - 460 pages

Marine Insurance Law, Second Edition introduces and clearly explains all topics covered in courses at Masters level, offering students and those new to the area a comprehensive and accessible overview and way into this important topic in maritime law.

Beginning by introducing the general principles of the subject and structure and formation of insurance contracts, this text goes on to look at individual considerations in detail, including – the duty of utmost good faith /fair presentation of the risk, insurable interest, terms of insurance contracts, brokers, the premium, causation and marine perils, losses, sue and labour, subrogation, fraudulent claims and reinsurance.

This second edition reflects the substantial changes introduced by the Insurance Act 2015, and includes new Appendices containing relevant legislation and example clauses from marine insurance contracts.

 

Contents

2 Formation of insurance contracts
19
3 Insurable interest
31
4 Duty of utmost good faith
50
5 Warranties
106
6 The premium
135
7 Causation and marine perils
159
8 Actual total loss
194
9 Constructive total loss
209
13 Subrogation
273
14 Brokers
302
15 Reinsurance
325
Marine Insurance Act 1906
349
Marine Insurance Gambling Policies Act 1909
369
Institute Cargo Clauses A 2009
382
Institute Cargo Clauses B 2009
387
Institute Cargo Clauses C 2009
392

10 Partial loss particular average
226
11 Sue and labour expenses
237
12 Fraudulent Claims
258
International Hull Clauses
397
Index
415
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About the author (2016)

Özlem Gürses is an Associate Professor in Law at Southampton Law School, University of Southampton, UK.

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