
Marine Insurance Law represents the development of centuries of commercial practice is the foundation for the law governing all insurance transactions. The law is constantly evolving to meet new technologies and economic circumstances and remains influential in the development of general insurance law internationally.
At this market briefing, our guest speaker will discuss and investigate the development of the legal principles and case law that underpin US Marine Insurance and demonstrate how historical precedents remain relevant to marine insurance law to this day.
Our speaker will discuss review key U.S. court decisions from 2021 to 2023 on first party marine issues including choice of law (including Great Lakes Ins. SE), warranties, uberrimae fidea, fortuity, bench vs. jury entitlement, sufficiency of claims presentations, and surveyor impacts on coverage disputes.