LAW 641LEC - Insurance Law

The course will focus on the practical aspects of insurance law for the general practitioner, the business lawyer, the personal injury lawyer, and one desiring to practice insurance coverage law. The curriculum will cover the concepts of insurance, the purpose of insurance and the nature of the various risks, e.g. , fire, liability (comprehensive, auto, professional, environmental), property, no-fault and workers compensation. We will emphasize contemporary issues using the New York Insurance Law, selected insurance cases and exemplar insurance policies, as well as ethical issues facing insurance companies, insured and attorneys practicing in the field. The subject matter will analyze the rights, remedies and liability of the insured, insurers, agents and brokers, and third parties, and the relationship of insurance to contract and tort law. In the liability insurance field we will explore the duty to defend and indemnify and the scope of disclaimers.

Credits: 3