Disclosure and Concealment in Consumer Insurance Contracts [Paperback]

This book provides an in-depth examination of the theoretical,legal, social and economic foundations to disclosure and concealment of information in relation to the formation of consumer insurance contracts. A comparative treatment of this issue is undertaken with particular attention given to the judicial and legislative approaches adopted in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Australia and New Zealand.

It will be relevant to those researching and studying insurance law, all legal practitioners involved with the formation of consumer insurance contracts and non-legal practitioners working within the field of insurance.

This book provides an in-depth examination of the theoretical,legal, social and economic foundations to disclosure and concealment of information in relation to the formation of consumer insurance contracts.1. Introduction 2. Economic Issues 3. Disclosure: The Anglo-Commonwealth Context 4. Concealment: The USA Approach 5. Standard Cover and the Insureds Expectations 6. Marketplace Perspectives: AN Australian Case Study 7. ConclusionsUS? Tarr, JA 2002