BTF4031

Insurance law

(BUS)

Associate Professor Robin Edwards

6 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Caulfield, Off-campus + Prerequisite: AFF9020

Synopsis: The unit is designed to develop an understanding of types of insurance with an emphasis on general insurance: formation of the insurance contract and the role played by the Insurance Contracts Act 1984; the concept and role of an insurable interest; the indemnity concept including the role of averaging clauses; misrepresentations and how it affects the insurance contract; the roles played by insurance brokers and agents and the role played by the Insurance (Agents and Brokers) Act 1984 (Cth); notification and proof of loss; measurement of loss; subrogation concepts; and resolution of disputes.

Assessment: Assignment: 30% + Examination (3 hour, open book): 70%