Good faith in insurance and takaful contracts in Malaysia : a comparative perspective /: a comparative perspective. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Haemala Thanasegaran.
• Authors: Thanasegaran, Haemala
• Contents: Preface -- Foreword -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Background -- 1.3 Objective and Scope -- 1.4 Structure -- Chapter 2 -- Duty of Utmost Good Faith -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Meaning of and Juridical Basis for the Duty -- 2.3 Continuing Nature of the Duty of Utmost Good Faith -- 2.4 Application of the Duty of Utmost Good Faith -- 2.5 Reciprocal Duties -- 2.6 Scope of Insurer's Duty of Utmost Good Faith -- 2.7 Scope of Insured's Duty of Utmost Good Faith -- 2.8 Remedies for Breach of the Duty of Utmost Good Faith -- 2.9 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 -- Pre-contractual Duty of Disclosure and Misrepresentation -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Development and Application of the Pre-Contractual Duties in the United Kingdom -- 3.3 Development and Application of the Pre-Contractual Duties in Malaysia -- 3.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 4 -- Post-contractual Duty of Good Faith and Claims Settlement -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Application of the Law in the United Kingdom -- 4.3 Development and Application of the Law in Malaysia -- 4.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 5 -- Utmost Good Faith and Takaful in Malaysia -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Juridical Basis of Takaful -- 5.3 Takaful Models in Operation -- 5.4 The Development and Regulation of Takaful in Malaysia -- 5.5 Conclusion -- Chapter 6 -- Law Reform From a Social Science Perspective -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Legal Culture -- 6.3 Legal Structure -- 6.4 Legal Substance -- 6.5 Measuring Legal Culture -- 6.6 Intra-National or Ethnic Culture -- 6.7 Effect of Legal Culture on Structure and Substance -- 6.8 Conclusion -- Chapter 7 -- Conclusion -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Proposed Reforms -- 7.3 The Role of Economic Efficiency -- 7.4 Viability of Proposed Reforms -- 7.5 Conclusion -- Appendix -- Financial Mediation Bureau of Malaysia's Claims Statistics.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 368.00917/67; Good faith (Law) -- Malaysia; Insurance law (Islamic law) -- Malaysia; Insurance -- Islamic countries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Insurance -- Risk Assessment & Management; Good faith (Law); Insurance; Insurance law (Islamic law); Law; Financial Law/Fiscal Law; Insurance; Islamic countries; Malaysia; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811003837; 9811003831; 9811003815; 9789811003813
• Related ISBNs: 9789811003813
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 28, 2016).
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