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Ensuring Corporate Misconduct
University of Chicago Press 2011; US$ 36.00Shareholder litigation and class action suits play a key role in protecting investors and regulating big businesses. But Directors and Officers liability insurance shields corporations and their managers from the financial consequences of many illegal acts, as evidenced by the recent Enron scandal and many of last year’s corporate financial... more...
Practical Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance
Auerbach Publications 2003; US$ 119.95This book is a one-stop resource for HIPAA privacy and security advice that can immediately be applied to any organization's unique situation. It defines what HIPAA is, what it requires, and what can be done to achieve and maintain compliance. It describes the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules and compliance tasks in easy-to-understand language, focusing... more...
Law of Marine Insurance
Taylor and Francis 1996; US$ 135.00This book provides a critical and comprehensive study of the law of marine insurance. The book explores the relationship and interaction between the Marine Insurance Act 1906, the common law and the terms of the Institute Clauses. more...
Genes and Insurance
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 37.00The genetic information that is available to insurance companies has often been regulated to avoid certain ethical difficulties. But regulation may not be the solution, argue the authors, and suggest instead the resurrection of collectively funded public insurances. This will interest academic researchers and professionals involved with genetics and... more...
The Damages Lottery
Hart Publishing Limited 1997; US$ 28.35A man slips on a dance floor and breaks his leg. He recovers damages. A child has both legs amputated as a result of meningitis and is awarded nothing. The law's justification for awarding damages in the first case is that the man's injury was the fault of someone else, while in the second case damages are denied because nobody was at fault.... more...
The Medical Malpractice Myth
University of Chicago Press 2008; US$ 14.00American health care is in crisis because of exploding medical malpractice litigation. Insurance premiums for doctors and malpractice lawsuits are skyrocketing, rendering doctors both afraid and unable to afford to continue to practice medicine. Undeserving victims sue at the drop of a hat, egged on by greedy lawyers, and receive eye-popping awards... more...
The U.S. Experience with No-Fault Automobile Insurance
RAND Corporation 2010; US$ 9.95No-fault regimes, a formerly popular alternative to the tort compensation system for auto-accident victims, have gradually lost support. Over time, premiums and claim costs have grown in no-fault states relative to other states, primarily driven by explosive medical cost increases. No-fault and tort states have also converged across many domains affecting... more...
Risk and Insurance in Construction
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 42.95Those involved in construction have to cope with so much learning in their own discipline that they shun further involvement in subjects such as insurance and law which in themselves are so deeply and intensely complex. However, insurance and law are interwoven in the basic procedures used in the construction industry for undertaking work, be they... more...
Insurance Law 2/e
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 67.95Insurance law is a complex and fast-moving area of law, making it difficult for the law student to grasp. This is the first book to bring together a wide range of insurance materials with an introductory text to each chapter. This second edition has been completely updated and includes recent House of Lords and other significant judgments, as well... more...
Practical Guide to Handling Motor Insurers' Bureau Claims
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 105.95The 1999 Uninsured Drivers Agreement applies to accidents in which an uninsured driver was involved, which have occurred after 1 October 1999. Limitation periods for cases under the agreement will start to expire from 1 October 2002, after which procedural defects cannot be overcome by discontinuing and reissuing. To avoid satisfying any unpaid judgments,... more...









