Stempel on Insurance Contracts Book

PART I - THE LAW OF INSURANCE COVERAGE: BACKGROUND, BASICS, THEORY, AND DOCTRINE

• Core Insurance Concepts Affecting Insurance Contract Interpretation
• The Nature of Coverage Litigation, The Structure of Insurance Regulation, and the Insurance Policy
• Formation and Termination of the Insurer-Policyholder Relationship
• Contract Construction Principles and Methodology
• Waiver, Equitable Estoppel, and Detrimental Reliance in Insurance Contracts
• Agents, Brokers, and Intermediaries
• Efficient Proximate Cause: Causation and Insurance Contracts
• Valuation of Losses
• Obligations of Insurer and Policyholder: Notice; Cooperation; Duty to Defend; Duty to Settle
• The Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing; Bad Faith Litigation
• Subrogation
• Insurer Insolvency and Liability Claims
• Coordination of Coverage and Allocation of Insurer and Policyholder Responsibilities

PART II - SPECIFIC POLICIES AND ISSUES IN THE LAW OF INSURANCE COVERAGE

• Commercial General Liability Insurance
• Property Insurance
• Excess and Umbrella Insurance Coverage
• Reinsurance Coverage
• Life Insurance
• Directors and Officers Insurance
• ERISA and Insurance Coverage
• Insurance Coverage and Employment Claims
• Other Insurance Products and Issues
• Insurance Coverage for Computer, Electronic, and Cyber Losses
• Insurance Issues Involving September 11, War, and Terrorism
• Coverage for Defective Construction Claims