This is a complete course of study providing education and training which allows the student to learn the law of contracts as it applies to insurance coverage and insurance claims. The course covers everything an employee, officer, or director of a corporation (or an officer or agent of an insurer) needs to know about contract law as it applies to liability insurance and enables them to resolve any claim presented by the corporation to the insurer or by third parties against the corporation.
This course covers the following:
- The law of contracts needed to understand insurance, insurance coverage and insurance claims.
- How a contract is a legally binding valid agreement between two parties.
- How an insurance contract is a legally binding valid agreement between two or more parties.
- The elements of a contract: offer, acceptance, and consideration.
- How to understand conditions, limitations, warranties and exclusions.
- How courts interpret insurance contracts.
- What a breach of contract is and how it effects insurance contracts.
- Compliance with good faith settlement practices regulations.
Learning Objectives
- Explore how liability insurance is acquired.
- Explore how to read and understand a liability insurance policy.
- Recognize the importance of liability insurance.
- Recognize all of the rules of insurance policy interpretation.
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Prerequisites
No Advanced Preparation or Prerequisites are needed for this course. However, it is recommended to take the other courses in the series prior to completing this one.