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The Insurance Manual has been designed by insurance professionals. It is a handy, no-nonsense reference guide to all the major insurance classes of business. It is published by Insurance Publishing and Printing Co., specialist insurance publishers, and written by a panel of ten leading specialists in their fields. It will quickly become a daily working tool. To make sure that it does not get out of date, the contributors’ panel up-dates the manual at least twice a year. The simple loose-leaf system lets you file the up to date pages in one simple volume for your desk or briefcase - information to hand when you want it, wherever you want.

THE CONTENTS IN DETAIL

Chapter 1 - Property and Pecuniary Insurance

Introduction / Application of basic principles of insurance / Sums insured / Average / Reinstatement / Inflation / Basis of cover / Fire insurance / Special perils insurance /Theft insurance / Money insurance / “All risks” insurance / Goods in transit insurance / Business interruption / Pecuniary covers.

Chapter 2 - Liability

Introduction / Employer’s liability / Product liability / Professional indemnity insurance / Directors’ andofficers’ liability / Miscellaneous aspects.

Chapter 3 - Construction

Introduction / Application of basic principles of construction insurance / Parties to the construction contract / General comment on limitation, indemnity and exclusion clauses / JCT80 contract with amendments / Other JCT forms / JCT80 clause 21.2.1 insurance policy / Subcontractor’s forms / The ICE conditions of contract / Contract works insurance policy / Other insurances / Appendices.

Chapter 4 - Engineering

Introduction / Basic principles / General conditions and exceptions / Basis of cover / Covers and services provided / Inspection services / Inspected classes / Premises risks / Deterioration of stock / Computer risks / Contractor’s plant / Machinery movement and contractor’s “All risks” machinery / Business interruption.

Chapter 5 - Motor

Legislation / Application of basic principles / Claims/ Appendix

Chapter 6 - Transportation

MARINE INSURANCE: Application of basic principles / Types of policy and clauses / Insurers / Placing business / Underwriting / Organisations / Warranties - implied, express/ Claims / Definitions / Abbreviations.

AVIATION INSURANCE: Application of basic principles / Main types of policy and clauses / Insurers / Placing business / Underwriting / Markers and Market organisations / Aviation law and conventions / Space insurance .

GOODS IN TRANSIT: Introduction / Delivery terms / legislation / Goods in transit policies.

Chapter 7 - Life, Pensions and Protection

Terminology / Legal aspects / Life assurance / Pension contracts and schemes / Purchased life annuities / Protection insurance / Appendices.

Chapter 8 - Risk Management

Introduction/ Risk identification / Risk measurement / Risk avoidance / Loss control /Risk transfer and acceptance / Risk financing / Captive insurance companies / Additional reading.

Chapter 9 - Reinsurance

Introduction / Benefits of reinsurance / Facultative reinsurance / Treaty reinsurance / Proportional reinsurance / Non-proportional reinsurance / Captive insurance companies / Financial reinsurance /Reinsurance market.

Chapter 10 - Insurance Law

Contract / Torts/ Agency / Regulation and supervision of insurance intermediaries /Regulation of insurers / Appendix.

Chapter 11- Compliance

FSA Compliance. Introduction / Obtaining clients / Know your client / Best advice /Record keeping /Accounting / Appointed representatives and introducers / Handling client complaints /Compliance and disciplinary procedures / Appendices.

Chapter 12 - Insurance In Europe

Introduction / Right of Establishment and Freedom of Services / Motor insurance / Annual and consolidated accounts / Other proposals / Competition / Insurers based outside the European Union /Reinsurance /Insurance intermediaries /Annex 1 -- Directives already adopted / Annex 2- Directives not yet adopted / Annex 3 - The definition of large risks /Annex 4 - The European Area / Annex 5 - Qualified Majority voting / Annex 6 - The Social Chapter.

Chapter 13 - Taxation

Income tax / Capital transfer tax / Inheritance tax / Value added tax / Stamp dutied / Corporation tax / Capital gains tax.

Appendices

Insurance related organisations / Useful statistics / ABI’s code for the selling of general insurance.

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