{"product_id":"insurance-theory-and-practice-9780415559058","title":"Insurance Theory and Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a comprehensive overview of the theory, functioning, management and legal background of the insurance industry. Written in accessible, non-technical style, \u003cem\u003e Insurance Theory and Practice\u003c\/em\u003e begins with an examination of the insurance concept, its guiding principles and legal rules before moving on to an analysis of the market, its players and their roles and relationships. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe model is the UK insurance market which is globally recognized and forms the basis of the insurance system in a range of countries in the Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean as well as Australia and Canada. The book covers the underlying ideas behind insurance transactions, together with the legal and financial principles that permit these concepts to function in the real world. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey issues considered include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe role of the constituent parts of the insurance market\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe operation of both life and general insurers with special reference to the operation of the Lloyd's market\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe nature and function of reinsurers, brokers and loss adjusters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe influence of government, both in terms of market regulation and consumer protection\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ealternatives to the established private sector insurers, such as government schemes, Islamic insurance and alternative risk financing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rob Thoyts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415559058\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRob Thoyts\u003c\/strong\u003e is Senior Lecturer at London Guildhall University, and also lectures at the Chartered Insurance Institute and the Institute of Risk Management, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43781832310899,"sku":"9.78042E+12","price":140.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_daae0d9e-9536-4ce8-a81e-1b9c33a06681.jpg?v=1757595869","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/insurance-theory-and-practice-9780415559058","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}