Cases and Materials on Insurance Law (American Casebook

Cases and Materials on Insurance Law (American Casebook Series)

This edition contains extensive updates, with many new cases relevant for students anxious to acquire practical knowledge that they can quickly put to use when they enter the profession. For example, the Introduction discusses the Kentucky Supreme Courtâ€™s 2010 decision in Kentucky v. Reinhold, in which a medical bill sharing program constituted insurance. Chapter 5, which discusses liability insurance features an excellent new duty to defend case, Pekin Insurance Co. v. Wilson, decided by the Illinois Supreme Court and 2010, and another new case, Mid-America Bank & Trust Co. v. Commercial Union Insurance Co., which offers a superior illustration of insurersâ€™ duty to settleâ€•and the bad faith consequences of related misjudgments. Chapter 5 also contains a critical analysis of the tripartite relationship in liability insurance. Chapter 7 on personal insurance contains new discussions of accidental death insurance and stranger-owned life insurance, both of which have been heavily
Country USA
Manufacturer West Academic Publishing
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2013-06-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780314280725

Cases and Materials on Insurance Law (American Casebook Series)