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Insurance Law, Butterworths Handbooks

Butterworths Insurance Law Handbook provides lawyers and those involved in the insurance industry with an invaluable compilation of relevant statutes, statutory instruments, FSA Handbook materials and European legislation applicable to this important area of law. Other useful information includes the rules relating to professional indemnity of solicitors, Association of British Insurers statements, guides and codes of practice, and the Motor Insurers' Bureau agreements.

The eighth edition includes the relevant provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, together with the supporting statutory instruments and key sections of the HAS Handbook relevant to those operating in the insurance industry.

The following sections of the FSA Handbook are reproduced in whole or part -

• Glossary of definitions
• High Level Standards
• Integrated Prudential Sourcebook and IPRU(INS)
• Insurance Conduct of Business (ICOB)
• Authorisation (AUTH) and Supervision (SUP) components of the Regulatory Processes section of the handbook
• Professional Firms (PROF) specialist sourcebook
• Perimeter guidance (PERG)

There have been considerable developments at EU level. The European materials have therefore been updated to take account of those changes. They include the consolidation of the Life Directives, and the introduction of the Insurance Mediation Directive. The final draft of the Reinsurance Directive is also included. The Handbook covers Insurance Companies, Insurance Intermediaries, Insurance Premium Tax, with specialist insurance categories including Liability and Motor Insurance.