TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thoyts,Rob
TI  - Insurance theory and practice
SN  - 9780415559041 
U1  - 368 THO 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Insurance
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -