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"War Risks & Terrorism"

Andrew Tobin has co-authored a leading textbook on the insurance of "War Risks & Terrorism", for The Insurance Institute of London. Other professional contributors were drawn from across the London insurance market.

This new study:  (i) examines the history and development of insurance of war, terrorism and associated perils to the present day, including post 9/11 developments; (ii) has extensive legal discussion on the meaning of terms such as war, terrorism and related perils such as civil commotion, hostilities, riots, revolution, insurrection and so forth, as well as to other frequently arising legal issues in this field such as burden of proof and aggregation;  (iii) includes class specific discussions relating to the property, aviation and marine markets, focussing particulary on commonly appearing wordings; (iv) considers the role of state backed terror pools such as Pool Re, GAREAT, SASRIA, TRIA, Extremus and others; (v) discusses the adjustment and risk management issues. 

This 170 page book provides invaluable insight and guidance for all insurance practitioners, as well as a very informative read for anyone interested in headline news events.

Further information about the book is available at The Insurance Institute of London