2nd Edition

Reinsuring Clauses

By Özlem Gürses Copyright 2026
466 Pages
by Informa Law from Routledge

466 Pages
by Informa Law from Routledge

Reinsuring Clauses provides a comparative English/US law study of the full reinsurance clause (as original and follow the settlements/follow the fortunes) and the related matters. The reinsured’s burden of proof of loss in its claim against the reinsurers is often contentious, and there are regular arbitrations and judicial proceedings in the leading common law jurisdictions to which this book... Read more

Preface, Table of cases, Table of legislation, 1. Introduction to Reinsurance Contracts 2. The Nature of Facultative Reinsurance 3. Incorporation and Full Insurance 4. Specific Issues Relating to Incorporation 5. Incorporation in the Law of the United States 6. Settlements Clauses 7. The Scope of the Follow the Settlements Clause 8. Variations and Qualifications in Wording 9. Claim Provisions 10. Aggregation Clauses

Biography

Özlem Gürses is a professor of law at King's College London. She specialises in insurance and reinsurance law. She is the author of numerous articles and books written in these areas. Her publications include Marine Insurance Law, (Routledge, 3rd ed, 2023), The Law of Compulsory Motor Vehicle Insurance (Informa, 2019) and Reinsuring Clauses, (Informa 2010).

Özlem sits in the Presidential Council of International Insurance Law Association/Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances (AIDA), and she chairs the Reinsurance Working Party of AIDA. She is also Vice-Chair of the British Insurance Law Association.