| CODE | INS4020 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Marine and Transport Insurance | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Insurance and Risk Management | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Objectives: To develop in the students: - an understanding of the importance of marine insurance in international trade; - a knowledge and understanding of the legal principles of marine insurance; - a knowledge and understanding of the main cargo and hull insurance clauses; - an understanding of the legal liabilities of shipowners and other carriers, - aspects of marine claims handling. Contents - Marine Insurance and International Trade - Arranging Marine Insurance - The Marine Insurance Act, 1906 - A Focus on Cargo Insurance - Institute Cargo Wordings - Other Cargo Wordings - Cargo Claims Handling - Recovery of Cargo Claims - Hull Risks Assessment - Marine Hull Clauses - Hull Claims Handling - Marine Liability Issues - Protection & Indemnity Insurance Reading List 1. Law of Marine Insurance By Susan Hodges (Cavendish Publishing Limited) 2. The Institute Clauses Handbook By N.G. Hudson & JC Allen (Lloyd’s of London Press Ltd) 3. The Principles of Marine Insurance By H.A. Turner & EV Alexander (Stone & Cox Publications) 4. Chalmers’ Marine Insurance Act, 1906 By E.R. Hardy Ivany (Butterworths) 5. P&I Clubs – Law and Practice By Steven J. Hazelwood (Lloyd’s of London Press Ltd) 6. Reference Book of Marine Insurance Clauses (Witherby Publishing) 7. Marine Insurance Claims By J. Kenneth Goodacre (Witherby Publishing) 8. Surveying Marine Damage By Captain CB Thompson (Witherby Publishing) 9. Scrutton on Charterparties & Bills of Lading By Mocatta, Mustill & Boyd (Sweet & Maxwell) 10. The CMR by Alan E. Donald (Derek Beattie Publishing) 11. Insurance Law: Doctrines & Principles By John Lowry & Philip Rawlings (Hart Publishing) 12. The Law and Practice of International Trade by Clive M Schmitthoff (Stevens and Sons – London) 13. Insurance and Cargo Claims by Michael Scriha (Law Thesis 1983) 14. Aviation Liability and its insurance – Marisa Esposito (Law Thesis 1981) 15. Containerisation and legal implication of carriage on deck – Kenneth P Grima (Law Thesis 1981) 16. Incoterms – international Chamber of Commerce - Paris |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Norbert Cordina Andre Farrugia (Co-ord.) Francis Valletta |
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