The Law of Reinsurance provides a comprehensive guide to both the law and practice in this complex area of law.

It is a definitive reference source for practitioners, covering general principles of the reinsurance contract, examining particular reinsurance agreements in detail, and all relevant areas of agency law.

Authors: Terry O'Neill, Jan Woloniecki

ISBN: 9780414024670

Publishers: Sweet & Maxwell, UK -October 2012

Binding Format: Hardback

CONTENTS

• Provides a comprehensive analysis of the law and practice of reinsurance
• Outlines the nature and purpose of reinsurance
• Provides an introduction to the Lloyd's and London market and the Bermuda market
• Looks at the formation of the reinsurance contract
• Considers the relationship between the reinsurance contract and original insurance contract
• Discusses the interpretation of clauses in reinsurance contracts
• Considers the grounds on which a reinsurer might deny liability
• Examines the different types of reinsurance contracts, including marine reinsurance contracts, proportional reinsurance contracts and non-proportional reinsurance contracts
• Examines other ways of providing protection including financial reinsurance and alternative risk transfer
• Investigates the legal nature and duties of an intermediary
• Discusses the problems that can arise as a result of conflict of laws issues
• Covers procedural issues in reinsurance litigation and arbitration
• Looks at the regulation of reinsurance
• Includes coverage of the prospect of insolvency and reinsurance liquidations