TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Cases
Introduction
A. Insurance and the Lawyer
B. Ancient Forms of Insurance
C. Evolution of Insurance
1. Lloyd’s of London
2. The Modern Market at Lloyd’s
3. Fire Insurance
4. The Definition of Insurance Today
Allen v. Burnet Realty, LLC
D. Structure
1. The Prospective Insured’s First Contact with an Insurer
a. Acquisition of the Policy
b. The Underwriter
c. The Loss Prevention Engineer
d. The Pre-Risk Inspection Service
2. After Insurance Is in Effect
a. The Delivery of a Notice of Loss
b. The Claims Adjuster
c. The Claims Investigator
d. The Public Insurance Adjuster
e. The Claims Supervisor or Claims Manager
f. Claims Counsel
g. Coverage Counsel
E. Use of This Book
Chapter 1 The History of Insurance
A. The Context of Insurance
1. The Historical Basis for the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
Carter v. Boehm
Notes and Questions
French v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co
Notes and Questions
B. What Is Material?
Notes and Questions
C. Statutes
1. Statutory Grounds for Rescission in California
2. California’s Statutory Statement of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
Notes and Questions
3. New York Statutes
Notes and Questions
D. Rescission Is an Equitable Remedy
Mountain City Ford, LLC v. Owners Ins. Co.
Notes and Questions
E. The Business of Insurance and the U.S. Government
German Alliance Ins. Co. v. Lewis
Notes and Questions
Chapter 2 The Contract of Personal Indemnity
A. Property Insurance
Russell v. Williams
Notes and Questions
Lighting Fixture Supply Co. v. Fidelity Union Fire Ins. Co.
Notes and Questions
B. Insurable Interest
Beckon, Inc. v. AMCO Ins. Co.
Notes and Questions
Murphy v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.
Notes and Questions
Chapter 3 Construction of Insurance Contracts
A. Rules of Insurance Contract Interpretation
World Trade Center Props., L.L.C. v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co.
Notes and Questions
Georgia Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. T & G Enterprises, Inc.
Mackinnon v. Truck Ins. Exch
Notes and Questions
Notes and Questions
St. Marys Foundry, Inc. v. Employers Ins. of Wausau
Notes and Questions
B. Investigation Now Required
Egan v. Mutual of Omaha Ins. Co.
Notes and Questions
E.M.M.I. Inc. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co.
Notes and Questions
§ Notes and Questions
Chapter 4 Differences Between Property and Liability Policies
A. All Insurance Is Not the Same
1. Property
2. Liability
Garvey v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.
Notes and Questions
Sabella v. Wisler
Notes and Questions
Prudential-LMI Commercial Ins. v. Superior Court of San Diego County
Notes and Questions
B. Private Limitation of Action Provision
Dominish v. Nationwide Ins. Co.
C. Concurrent Cause Doctrine
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