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Key Divergences Between English and American Law of Marine Insurance
Thomas J. Schoenbaum
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: LBDM; LNPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
From the time of Elizabeth I in the second half of the sixteenth century, London has dominated the marine insurance markets. This led the English to develop a law of marine insurance as well. A Chamber of Assurances was established in England in 1575, and the law of marine insurance, rooted in custom, developed through the cases decided by the courts. In the United States, marine insurance underwriting began in the eighteenth century, although British firms continued to dominate. The American law of marine insurance took its cue from English law; there was no American statute, and English legal precedents ... Read more
From the time of Elizabeth I in the second half of the sixteenth century, London has dominated the marine insurance markets. This led the English to develop a law of marine insurance as well. A Chamber of Assurances was established in England in 1575, and the law of marine insurance, rooted in custom, developed through the cases decided by the courts. In the United States, marine insurance underwriting began in the eighteenth century, although British firms continued to dominate. The American law of marine insurance took its cue from English law; there was no American statute, and English legal precedents ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cornell Maritime Press Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780870335228
SKU
V9780870335228
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