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Lexis®+ Insurance & Reinsurance caters for both contentious and non-contentious practitioners. It delivers practical guidance on topics ranging from regulatory obligations that apply to insurers and insurance intermediaries, to key legal concepts
in insurance and reinsurance law and practice, to guidance on particular classes of insurance.
Insurance claims
We provide practical guidance in relation to insurance claims, including on subrogation, allocation and aggregation, together with detailed guidance on relevant legislation.
Regulation of insurance
We provide comprehensive guidance on the regulation of insurance in the UK and the EU, alongside trackers and guidance on hot topics such as implementing the FCA's new consumer duty.
Types of insurance
Our guidance includes Practice Notes on the different types of insurance, ranging from aviation insurance to warranty and indemnity cover, and everything in between.
Intermediaries and market practice
Get practical guidance on the functions and duties of insurance intermediaries along with guidance on insurance and reinsurance market practice. This includes a detailed glossary and Practice Notes pack.
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Latest Insurance & Reinsurance Practice Notes
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Latest Insurance & Reinsurance Precedents
Insert the following definitions as new definitions into clause 1 of Precedent: Share purchase agreement—pro-seller—corporate seller—conditional—long...
Insert the following definitions as new definitions into clause 1 of Precedent: Share purchase agreement—pro-buyer—corporate seller—short form or...
Insert the following definitions as new definitions into clause 1 of Precedent: Share purchase agreement—pro-buyer—corporate seller—conditional—long...
An Agreement dated [date] governing the conduct of Insurance Business between:1[Full name of insurance company][(insert company acronym)] incorporated...
THIS AGREEMENT made the [[day]] day of [[month]] [[year]].BETWEEN:1[[Name of Vendor]], a corporation incorporated under the laws of the [[jurisdiction...
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Public liability insurance—essentials
Public liability insurance—essentialsPublic liability insurancePublic liability insurance is a form of liability insurance that indemnifies a...
Subrogation in insurance and reinsurance
Subrogation in insurance and reinsuranceWhat is the right of subrogation?In the context of insurance and reinsurance, the right of subrogation...
Insurable interest
Insurable interestThis Practice Note considers insurable interest, including insurable interest in construction and liability insurance. It also...
Insurance agents and brokers
Insurance agents and brokersWhat is the difference between an agent and a broker?Where insurance is transacted through an intermediary, that...
Professional indemnity insurance—essentials
Professional indemnity insurance—essentialsWhat is professional indemnity insurance?Professional indemnity insurance is a form of liability insurance....
Reinstatement of insured property after a loss
Reinstatement of insured property after a lossWhat is reinstatement?Reinstatement is the repair or replacement of property so that it is in the same...
Terms of Business Agreement (TOBA)—insurer and managing agent/broker
Terms of Business Agreement (TOBA)—insurer and managing agent/brokerAn Agreement dated [date] governing the conduct of Insurance Business...
Exclusion clauses in insurance contracts
Exclusion clauses in insurance contractsWhat are exclusion clausesUnlike some exclusion or exemption clauses in ordinary contracts, an exclusion...
Professional indemnity insurance—solicitors
Professional indemnity insurance—solicitorsThis Practice Note sets out the professional indemnity insurance requirements for solicitors, including...
Hull and machinery insurance
Hull and machinery insuranceWhat is hull and machinery insurance?Hull and machinery insurance (‘H&M insurance’) is a form of insurance which...
Trade credit insurance—essentials
Trade credit insuranceTrade credit insurance typically provides protection to a policyholder against non-payment of accounts receivable, due to the...
Double insurance and contribution
Double insurance and contributionOverlapping insurance policesThere are various reasons why an insured may end up with overlapping insurance cover,...
Marine insurance—general principles [Archived]
Marine insurance—general principlesThis Practice Note describes the main principles of marine insurance as governed by the Marine Insurance Act 1906....
The functions and duties of insurance brokers—policy placement
The functions and duties of insurance brokers—policy placementThis Practice Note provides a high level introduction to the functions and duties of...
Product liability and product recall insurance—essentials
Product liability and product recall insuranceWhat is product liability insurance?Product liability insurance provides an indemnity to a business in...
Sanctions clauses and the effect of sanctions on insurance policies
Sanctions clauses and the effect of sanctions on insurance policiesThe Practice Note entitled EU/UK financial and trade sanctions for insurers...
What is meant by an 'indemnity to principals' provision and an 'additional insured' provision? What are the practical differences in protection each affords to the principal/additional insured?
Outsourcing in insurance—one minute guide
Outsourcing in insurance—one minute guideThis Practice Note provides a high level guide to the key regulatory and practical issues relating to...
Associated legal terms
Average
In (re)insurance, the pro-rating of an indemnity payable under a (re)insurance policy in proportion to the ratio between the sum insured and the actual value of the insured property.
Co-insurance
Where a policy is written and claims are paid, by more than one insurer or reinsurer, under separate contracts of insurance.
Reinsurance
An insurance policy covering an insurer’s exposure to a policy or class of policies that it has insured. Proportional reinsurance is written on an agreed percentage of risk, as opposed to non-proportional or excess of loss insurance, which responds once the limit of the underlying layers have been eroded.
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