Insurance theory and practice
(2010)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
368/THOYTS,R
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, [2010]
©2010
©2010
DESCRIPTION
xv, 323 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780415559041 (hb), 0415559049 (hb), 9780415559058 (pb), 0415559057 (pb), 0415559057 :
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Includes index
Insurance as a risk transfer mechanism -- Fundamental legal principles of insurance -- The insurance contract -- Financial and accounting principles -- The structure and regulation of the UK insurance market -- Lloyd's of London -- Reinsurance -- Insurance intermediaries -- Claims handling -- Life assurance -- Pensions -- Policyholder and third party protection -- Alternative insurance systems -- The role of insurance in risk management