Double Insurance and Contribution

ISBN-13: 9781138944732 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 231 str.

Nisha Mohamed

Opis

Double insurance can have major consequences for an assured party, as it carries a risk of rendering some policies invalid. This book deals in depth with the issue of double insurance, and helps the reader to better understand their options when selecting insurance policies for themselves or their clients. The book begins by looking at the history and development of the law of insurance, outlining how the law relating to double insurance has developed and the factors that courts may take into account when deciding such issues. It then covers contemporary instances of double insurance looking at:

• relevant clauses (rateable proportion, exclusion, excess and escape)
• attempts to limit or exclude liability by the assured
• insurer pay-outs
• court decisions in various jurisdictions

This text combines practical experience with academic rigour and will be of significant interest to lawyers, academics and insurance industry professionals alike.

O autorze

Dr Nisha Mohamed’s practice includes a wide variety of civil and commercial matters, including insurance, trusts, probate and tax. Dr Mohamed has a particular interest and focus on insurance-related matters. She frequently advises policyholders and insurers. Other matters she advises on include:

• disputes between insurers and policyholders regarding policy wordings;
• matters relating to D&O liability insurance; and
• double insurance.

Dr Mohamed has handled numerous first instance and appellate level cases, including High Court trials and appeals in the Court of Appeal and Court of Final Appeal. Dr Mohamed completed six months' pupillage in a specialist construction and arbitration chambers in London. She is called to the Bar of England and Wales.