TY - BOOK AU - Thoyts,Rob TI - Insurance theory and practice SN - 9780415559041 (hb) AV - HG 8051 .T53 2010 U1 - 368 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, New York PB - Routledge KW - Insurance N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -