Overview

This brand new book provides an authoritative working guide to consumer insurance law. It takes the form of a multi-authored handbook explaining the reforms brought about by the Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 and the impact these reforms will have on consumer insurance law. Contents includes: Consumer insurance - the current law on pre-contractual information; Self-regulation and the failure of previous reform initiatives; The FSA - the impact of rules, guidance and TCF initiatives; The Financial Ombudsman Service - its role and approach and the effect of its decisions; The Law Commissions' reform proposals and the impact of the new Act; Perspectives; Looking forward - what's next on the reform agenda?; Preparing for change; Looking forward - what's next on the reform agenda? Also includes appendices containing the text of the self-regulatory codes, the relevant FSA rules and the new Act. This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Insurance Law online service.

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Author:   Peter J Tyldesley
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Professional
Dimensions:   Width: 16.80cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.760kg
ISBN:  

9781847669186

ISBN 10:   1847669182
Pages:   440
Publication Date:   28 February 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Current Law; Chapter 2 Reform at Last; Chapter 3 The Impact of FSA Regulation; Chapter 4 The Financial Ombudsman Service: the History and Development of its Approach to Non-Disclosure; Chapter 5 The British Insurance Law Association; Chapter 6 The Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012; Chapter 7A A View from the Association of British Insurers; Chapter 7B Macmillan Cancer Support; Chapter 7C Which?; Chapter 7D The Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act: Some (Lateral) Thoughts of a Claims Lawyer; Chapter 7E Forming the Law on Consumer Insurance: Creating a Strong Foundation for Professionalism; Chapter 7F Trading Standards Institute; Chapter 8 Insurance Law Reform: Where Next?

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Peter J Tyldesley, Senior Research Fellow in Law, St Mary's University College, Twickenham is a leading insurance law academic and a former Law Commission researcher involved with insurance law reform.

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