Chapter 1 The Nature of Risk
Section i The Meaning of Risk
Section 2 The Classification of Risk
Section 3 Risk Management
Section 4 Managing Personal Risks through Insurance
Chapter 2 Essence of Insurance
Section 1 The Meaning of Insurance
Section 2 The Features of Insurance
Section 3 The Function of Insurance
Section 4 The Role of Insurance
Section 5 The Classification of Insurance
Chapter 3 The Principle of Insurable Interest
Section 1 The Meaning of Insurable Interest
Section 2 The Significance of Insurable Interest
Section 3 The Application of Insurable Interest
Section 4 When does Insurable Interest Begin to Exist?
Section 5 Common Features of Insurable Interest
Chapter 4 The Principle of Utmost Good Faith
Section 1 Meaning of Utmost Good Faith
Section 2 The Duty of Full Disclosure by the Insured
Section 3 The Duty of Full Disclosure by the Insurer
Section 4 Duration of the Duty of Disclosure
Section 5 Representations and Warranties
Section 6 Breach of the Doctrine of Utmost Good Faith
Section 7 Remedies for Breach of Utmost Good Faith
Chapter 5 The Principle of Proximate Cause
Section 1 Meaning of Proximate Cause
Section 2 Occurrence of Trains of Event
Section 3 How do We Determine the Efficient Cause?
Section 4 Examples of Proximate Cause
Section 5 Remote Causes
Section 6 Exclusions
Section 7 Indirect Causes
Section 8 Summary of Proximate Cause
Chapter 6 The Principle of Indemnity
Section 1 Indemnity
Section 2 Contribution
Section 3 Subrogation
Chapter 7 Insurance Contract
Section 1 Meaning of General Contract
Section 2 Meaning of Insurance Contract
Section 3 The Form of Insurance Contract
Section 4 The Subject and the Object of the Insurance Contract
Section 5 The Contents of Insurance Contract
Section 6 The Conclusion of Insurance Contract
Chapter 8 Property Insurance
Section 1 Meaning of Property Insurance
Section 2 Sum Insured in Property Insurance
Section 3 The Calculation of Value in Property Insurance
Section 4 Reinstatement
Section 5 Provision of Property Insurance
Chapter 9 Life Insurance
Section 1 Meaning of Life Insurance
Section 2 Types of Life Insurance
Section 3 Policy Features
Section 4 Annuities
Section 5 Permanent Health Insurance
Section 6 Group Policies
Chapter 10 Insurance Market
Section 1 London Insurance Market
Section 2 London Insurance Companies
Section 3 London Insurance Organizations
Section 4 Insurance Intermediaries
Section 5 Recent Changes in the London Insurance Market
Chapter 11 Structure of Insurance Company
Section 1 The Structure of Insurance Companies in China
Section 2 Insurance Companies in Foreign Countries
Section 3 Insurance Companies as Financial Institutions
Section 4 Types of Insurance Company Organizations
Section 5 Organizational Operations
Chapter 12 Regulation of Insurance
Section 1 Insurance Regulations in China
Section 2 Insurance Regulations in the United States
Section 3 Insurance Regulations in Canada
Appendix Vocabulary and Special Terms
Bibliography