Principles of European Insurance Contract Law: A Model Optional Instrument : : With a Postscript in Honour of Fritz Reichert-Facilides / / ed. by Project Group Restatement of European Insurance Contract Law, Helmut Heiss, Mandeep Lakhan.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• MitwirkendeR: Basedow, Jürgen,; Fontaine, Marcel,; Harari, David,; Heiss, Helmut,; Hinchliffe, Peter,; Kathrein, Georg,; Lakhan, Mandeep,; Liz, Jorge Pegado,; Reichert-Facilides, Fritz,; Wallis, Diana,; Wieser, Felix,
• HerausgeberIn: Heiss, Helmut,; Lakhan, Mandeep,; Project Group Restatement of European Insurance Contract Law, ,
• Place / Publishing House: Munich : : Otto Schmidt/De Gruyter european law pub, , [2011]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (152 p.)

Following the publication of the Principles of European Insurance Contract Law (PEICL) in 2009, there has been significant political and academic discussion on their possible use as an optional instrument. Experts' views on this topic were exchanged at a conference held in Vienna in January 2010. The distinguished speakers represented European politics, legal science, insurance industry, insurance intermediaries and consumers. These independent experts, who were not involved in drafting the PEICL, presented their critical, unbiased opinions on the project. This volume presents the proceedings of the Vienna conference. It also includes a postscript in commemoration of the late Professor Dr. Fritz Reichert-Facilides, whose visionary ideas led to the creation of the Project Group "Restatement of European Insurance Contract Law" and to the drafting of the PEICL.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Part I -- Welcome Address -- Introduction -- Political Perspectives -- Developments at EESC Level -- An Academic View -- Report on Discussion I -- The Perspective of the Insurance Industry1 -- The Consumer’s View -- The Role of the Intermediary -- Report on Discussion II -- Closing Remarks: Summary and Outlook -- List of the Speakers and Participants in the Discussion -- Part II -- Postscript -- Foreword -- Comparative Insurance Contract Law: General Aspects -- Afterword