Understanding insurance law /

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Author / Creator:Jerry, Robert H., 1953-
Edition:4th ed.
Imprint:Newark, NJ : LexisNexis Matthew Bender, 2007.
Description:1 v. (various pagings) ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:The Understanding series
Understanding series (New York, N.Y.)
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6852746
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Other authors / contributors:Richmond, Douglas R., 1958-
ISBN:9781422417461 (perfect bound)
1422417468 (perfect bound)
9781422417461 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • What is insurance?
  • Sources of insurance law
  • Contract formation
  • The insurable interest requirement
  • Scope of obligations: persons and interests protected
  • Scope of obligations: the risks covered
  • The insured's duty to pay premiums
  • The mechanics of claim presentation
  • The insurer's duty to pay proceeds
  • Excuses for the insurer's nonperformance
  • The additional duties in third-party insurance
  • Group insurance
  • Automobile insurance
  • Reinsurance
  • Insurance and terrorism.