insurance law

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• Insurance law — is the name given to practices of law surrounding insurance, including insurance policies and claims. It can be broadly broken into two categories regulation of the business of insurance and regulation of claim handling. Regulation of insurance… …   Wikipedia

• law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… …   Law dictionary

• European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law — Since November 2000 the European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law (ECTIL), based in Vienna, has been an association whose purpose is *to conduct legal and comparative research in the field of national, international and common European tort and… …   Wikipedia

• Australian insurance law — is a term which refers to the body of law which regulates the insurance industry and insurance contracts within Australia. Commonwealth Parliament gains authority to make laws with respect to insurance and insurance companies under section 51 XIV …   Wikipedia

• Connecticut Insurance Law Journal — The Connecticut Insurance Law Journal is the world s only academic law review dedicated exclusively to the publication of original research on the law relating to insurance, risk and responsibility. Now in its twelfth year, the Journal has… …   Wikipedia

• insurance — in·sur·ance /in shu̇r əns, in ˌshu̇r / n 1: the action, process, or means of insuring or the state of being insured usu. against loss or damage by a contingent event (as death, fire, accident, or sickness) 2 a: the business of insuring persons or …   Law dictionary

• insurance policy — n: a writing whereby a contract of insurance is made in which the rights and duties of the insurer and the insured are set out Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. insurance policy …   Law dictionary

• insurance adjuster — n: a person employed by insurer or insured to determine the loss under an insurance policy Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. insurance adjuster …   Law dictionary

• insurance defense — n. Legal work done by a law firm that specializes in defending claims brought against or covered by an insurance company, usually with a special fee arrangement giving the insurance company discounted rates for high volume work. The Essential Law …   Law dictionary

• insurance certificate — n 1: a certificate issued by an insurer to a shipper as evidence that a shipment of merchandise is covered under a marine insurance policy 2: a certificate issued in place of an insurance policy by an insurer to one insured as evidence of… …   Law dictionary

• insurance broker — A company that arranges and negotiates insurance on behalf of clients. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …   Law dictionary