Insurance theory and practice /

Thoyts, Rob,

Insurance theory and practice / Rob Thoyts. - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2010. - xv, 323 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and 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.

Presents a comprehensive overview of the theory, functioning, management and legal background of the insurance industry. This title begins with an examination of the insurance concept, its guiding principles and legal rules before moving on to an analysis of the market, its players and their roles and relationships


eng.

9780415559041 TZS 362,000/=


Insurance.

368 THO

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