This book is a single reference source of marine cargo insurance law, arranged by reference to the recently revised Institute Cargo Clauses, the most widely used standard form of marine cargo insurance cover. The work examines marine cargo insurance by reference to English and foreign legal cases and the Marine Insurance Act 1906.

This book provides: • The revised Institute Cargo Clauses with full commentary by one of the key players in the re-drafting • A legal overview of the Institute Cargo Clauses that you won't find anywhere else • A practical structure based on the structure of the clauses with easy to find solutions • A single resource for marine cargo insurance law

Winner of the 2010 British Insurance Law Association (BILA) prize

Author:  John Dunt ISBN: 13: 978-1-843117636

Published: Taylor & Francis (Informa Law by Routledge) 2009

Binding: Hardback

CONTENTS:

1. History and Definition of Marine Cargo Insurance
2. Law and Jurisdiction Clauses
3. Open Covers, Policies and Certificates of Insurance
4. Insurable Interest and the Indemnity Principle
5. Good Faith, Non-Disclosure and Misrepresentation
6. Warranties, Conditions and Exclusions
7. Causation
8. All Risks and Exclusions
9. Named Perils and Exclusions
10. War, Strikes, Terrorism and Rejection Risks
11. Duration of the Insurance 1: The Transit Clause
12. Duration of the Insurance 2: Termination of Carriage and Change of Voyage
13. Claims and Losses
14. Recoverable Expenses and Liabilities: Sue and Labour, Salvage, General Average and Collision Liabilities
15. Measure of Indemnity
16. Subrogation, Double Insurance and Rights of Contribution