[Bundle] Insurance Law in Singapore (3rd Edition) (Print + Digital)

… The law of insurance in Singapore has, to a large extent, been based on English insurance law. However, there are now major differences between Singapore and English insurance law with the coming into force of the UK Insurance Act 2015 (“UKIA 2015”), which has been described as the most significant reform of English insurance law since the Marine Insurance Act 1906, and the UK Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 (“CIDRA 2012”). These two UK statutes brought a sea change in English law on non disclosure and misrepresentation in the context of insurance policies. Furthermore, the UKIA 2015 altered the law on insurance warranties and conditions precedent and clarified the consequences of making a fraudulent claim. The Singapore Academy of Law Subcommittee on Insurance Law Reform has endorsed most of the changes to insurance law effected by the UKIA 2015 and the CIDRA 2012 in its Report on Reforming Insurance Law in Singapore in 2020 but to date, these changes to English law have not been introduced in Singapore. …

Chapters
Chapter 1: Formation of Contract of Insurance
Chapter 2: Insurable Interest
Chapter 3: Non-Disclosure and Misrepresentation
Chapter 4: Warranties and Conditions
Chapter 5: Commencement of Policy, Duration of Cover and Renewal of Policy
Chapter 6: Premiums
Chapter 7: Increase of Risk
Chapter 8: Loss, Proximate Cause of Loss and Taking Reasonable Precautions to Avoid Loss
Chapter 9: Making a Claim
Chapter 10: Fraudulent Claims
Chapter 11: Assessment of Insured’s Loss
Chapter 12: Reinstatement
Chapter 13: Double Insurance and Contribution
Chapter 14: Subrogation
Chapter 15: Assignment, Nomination of Beneficiaries and Group Policies
Chapter 16: Construction of Insurance Policies
Chapter 17: Illegality
Chapter 18: Insurance Intermediaries
Chapter 19: Effect of Insured’s Insolvency on Rights of Third Parties
Chapter 20: Compulsory Motor Insurance
Chapter 21: Drivers Covered by a Motor Policy
Chapter 22: Motor Policy Conditions and Exceptions
Chapter 23: Third Parties’ Rights against Motor Insurers
Chapter 24: The Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Singapore