Thoyts, Rob,  1964- <br/><br/>
Insurance theory and practice / 
Rob Thoyts. 
 - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;  New York :  Routledge,  2010. 
 - xv, 323 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Insurance as a risk transfer mechanism -- Fundamental legal principles of insurance -- The insurance contract -- Financial and accounting principles -- The structure and regulation of the UK insurance market -- Lloyd's of London -- Reinsurance -- Insurance intermediaries -- Claims handling -- Life assurance -- Pensions -- Policyholder and third party protection -- Alternative insurance systems -- The role of insurance in risk management. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415559058 0415559049 (hb) 9780415559058 (pb) 0415559057 (pb) 9780203850596 (eb) 0203850599 (eb) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009049056 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015521890  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Insurance.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HG 8051  / .T46 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>HG 8051 .T46 2010