Peter J Tyldesley, Lecturer in Insurance Law at the University of Manchester and Senior Research Fellow in Law at St Mary’s University College, Twickenham.

This brand new book provides an authoritative working guide to consumer insurance law. It takes the form of a multi-authored handbook explaining the reforms brought about by the Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 and the impact these reforms will have on consumer insurance law.

Contents includes:

Chapter 1. Consumer insurance – the current law on pre-contractual information
John Birds, Professor Emeritus, School of Law, University of Manchester

Chapter 2. Self-regulation and the failure of previous reform initiatives
Peter J Tyldesley, Lecturer in Insurance Law at the University of Manchester and Senior Research Fellow in Law at St Mary’s University College, Twickenham

Chapter 3. The FSA – the impact of rules, guidance and TCF initiatives
Dr Robert Purves, barrister at 3 Verulam Buildings and former Chief Counsel, Insurance and Prudential Policy, at the Financial Services Authority

Chapter 4. The Financial Ombudsman Service - its role and approach and the effect of its decisions
Melissa Collett, Ombudsman, Financial Ombudsman Service

Chapter 5. The Law Commissions’ reform proposals and the impact of the new Act
David Hertzell, Law Commissioner, Law Commission for England and Wales

Chapter 6. Perspectives
Association of British Insurers (Mark Allen, Acting Assistant Director, Markets & Regulation and Judith Crawford, Policy Adviser, Regulation and Distribution, General Insurance and Health Directorate)
British Insurance Brokers' Association (Graeme Trudgill, Head of Corporate Affairs)
British Insurance Law Association (Alison Green, Vice-President, barrister at 2 Temple Gardens)
Chartered Insurance In stitute (Laurence Baxter, Head of Policy & Research)
Macmillan Cancer Support (Mike Hobday, Director of Policy and Research)
Trading Standards Institute (Ron Gainsford OBE, Chief Executive)
Which? (Lucy Widenka, Financial Services Senior Advocate)
Scottish consumer insurance law

Chapter 7. Looking forward – what’s next on the reform agenda?
Tamara Goriely, Commercial and Common Law Team Manager, Law Commission for England and Wales

Chapter 8. Preparing for change

Bibliographic detail

ISBN: 978 1 84766 918 6
Publication Date: Sep-12
Format: Paperback
Availability: Not Yet Published
List price: £95