Insurance Theory and Practice

ISBN-13: 9780415559041 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 344 str.

Rob Thoyts

Opis

Presents a comprehensive overview of the theory, functioning, management and legal background of the insurance industry. This title begins with an examination of the insurance concept, its guiding principles and legal rules before moving on to an analysis of the market, its players and their roles and relationships.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Insurance as a Risk Transfer Mechanism  2. Fundamental Legal Principles of Insurance  3. The Insurance Contract  4. Financial and Accounting Principles  5. The Structure and Regulation of the UK Insurance Market  6. Lloyd’s of London  7. Reinsurance  8. Insurance Intermediaries  9. Claims Handling  10. Life Assurance  11. Pensions  12. Policyholder and Third Party Protection  13. Alternative Insurance Systems  14. The Role of Insurance in Risk Management  Appendix I  Appendix II

O autorze

Rob Thoyts is Senior Lecturer at London Guildhall University, and also lectures at the Chartered Insurance Institute and the Institute of Risk Management, UK.