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The following free information describes the essentials of insurance. Naturally, the Membership Subcription Service is far more comprehensive. If you have any questions, refer to Legal Help or Contact Us.


Introduction & Policy Structure

  • The policy title
  • The recital clause
  • The operative clause
  • The policy schedule
  • Exclusions
  • Conditions
  • Warranties and endorsements

Contracts of Insurance

  • Contracts generally
  • Comparison with other law
  • Contracts of insurance

Personal Insurance

  • Motor vehicle
  • Home and contents
  • Personal property / tools of trade
  • Pleasure (water) craft

Business Insurance

  • Industrial special risks ("ISR")
  • Fire & perils
  • Theft, money & glass
  • Engineering (breakdown)
  • Accidental damage / goods in transit
  • Fidelity guarantee
  • Construction & erection
  • Commercial motor vehicle
  • Liability policies
  • Special policies

What triggers a claim

  • An insured event
  • Proximate cause
  • Insurable interest
  • Proof of loss / damage
  • Contribution

The Insurance Contracts Act

  • Administration of the Act
  • Exceptions to its application
  • No contracting out of the Act
  • Contracts of insurance
  • Variation of insurance contracts
  • Insurable interest
  • Standard cover
  • Notification of unusual terms
  • Interim contracts of insurance
  • Average provisions
  • Other insurance provisions
  • Pre-existing defects or imperfections
  • Rights of a third party to recover against an insurer
  • Subrogation
  • Reasons for cancellation to be given

Good Faith & Disclosure

  • All parties' duty of utmost good faith
  • The insured's duty of disclosure

Fraud

  • Prejudice to an insurer generally
  • Fraud by an insured