Avtar Singh's Insurance Law

This Fourth Edition delivers comprehensive and structured coverage of insurance law, from general principles to specialized forms-life, fire, marine, accident, and more. It seamlessly blends statutory provisions, case laws, doctrines, and industrial standards, while offering consumer protection insights and regulatory perspectives. Cross-referenced, exam-ready, and practice-focused. With detailed discussion on the powers and duties of IRDAI, the statutory regulatory framework, and consumer protection mechanisms, including ADR and the Insurance Ombudsman, this edition stands out as an essential resource for both academic and professional reference.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive Coverage: Explains the fundamental principles, doctrines, and statutory framework of insurance law in a clear and coherent manner.
• Latest Updates: Revised and updated with the latest case laws, regulatory changes, and contemporary developments in the insurance sector.
• Practical Insight: Includes court decisions, industrial standards, and government policies relevant to insurance law practice.
• Structured Format: Chapters bifurcated for logical flow-starting with general principles, followed by specific types of insurance like life, fire, marine, motor accident, health, and personal accident.
• Consumer Protection Coverage: Discusses the role of IRDAI, ADR, and key legislation like the Insurance Act, 1938 and Consumer Protection Act, 2019 to address insurance claims and consumer rights.

This book is widely useful for Law Students, Practitioners and Academicians, recommended for use in Law Libraries, and serves as a practical reference for Insurance Professionals. Additionally, it is equally beneficial to General Readers and Policyholders who seek to understand the legal and regulatory aspects of insurance.

Reviews

The eccentric feature of this book is its footnotes so this provides for a more fluid reading. All topics are written in a very lucid manner and chapter wise with case laws.

- Nidhi Singh,
Assistant Professor, Amity University

The achievement of the book is its simplicity and lucidity. The book is unique for law students, academicians practitioners and members of legal fraternity and most importantly the common man who often falls prey in the hands of insurance companies.

- Mahendra Soni,
Assistant Professor, National Law Institute, Bhopal

"?here is a comprehensive analysis of the very same subject, appropriate in size and in a language descriptive & illustrative to legal practitioners, researchers and students of law.

- Zubair Ahmed Khan,
Assistant Professor, University School of Law & Legal Studies, GGSIP University

1. General Principles
2. Life Insurance
3. Fire Insurance
4. Motor Vehicle Insurance
5. Marine Insurance
6. Consumer Insurance
7. Some Provisions of the Insurance Act, 1938
8. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
Appendix 1. Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority Act, 1999
Appendix 2. Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991