TY - BOOK AU - Birds,John AU - Hird,Norma J. TI - Birds' modern insurance law SN - 9780421878006 (pbk.) : AV - KD1859 U1 - 346.42086 BIR PY - 2004/// CY - London PB - Sweet & Maxwell KW - Insurance law KW - Wales KW - England KW - Great Britain KW - Law KW - ukslc KW - thema N1 - Previous ed.: 2001; Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1.The nautre and definition of insurance and insurance law -- 2.The regulation of insurance -- 3.Insurable interest -- 4.Formalities and formation of the insurance contract -- 5.Insurers\' repudiation of policies and liablity - general considerations -- 6.Utmost good faith - fraud, non-disclosure and misrepresentation -- 7.Warranties and conditions -- 8.Premiums -- 9.Assignment -- 10.Intermediaries -- 11.Construction and causation: risks covered and risks excepted -- 12.Claims under the policy -- 13.Payment under the policy - the measurement of loss -- 14.Reinstatement - 15.Subrogation -- 16.Contribution and double insurance -- 17.Life insurace -- 18.Liability insurance -- 19.Motor vehicle insurance -- 20.Employers\' liability and other compulsory insurances N2 - This text provides an invaluable analysis of the increasingly complex legal rules affecting contracts of insurance. It offers a concise explanation of the fundamental principles of insurance law in a straightforward manner ER -