The Bermuda Form
Interpretation and Dispute Resolution of Excess Liability Insurance
1st Edition
Published on 6. October 2011
Book
Hardback
512 pages
978-0-19-958361-4 (ISBN)
Description
Providing analysis and interpretation on the construction of the Bermuda Form this book also addresses the dispute resolution process and covers the legal and practical issues which arise in the international arbitration of large and complex disputes under it.
Since the Bermuda Form was developed in response to the collapse of the US excess liability insurance market it has become an industry standard on which such insurance is written. Bermuda Form arbitrations have since been conducted in London or Bermuda over a period of more than 20 years and represent hugely detailed, complex, lengthy and expensive pieces of litigation. This book is a valuable guide even for experienced practitioners in this difficult area of the law, adding significantly to
the nascent body of information on the analysis, interpretation and construction of the Bermuda Form.
Since the Bermuda Form was developed in response to the collapse of the US excess liability insurance market it has become an industry standard on which such insurance is written. Bermuda Form arbitrations have since been conducted in London or Bermuda over a period of more than 20 years and represent hugely detailed, complex, lengthy and expensive pieces of litigation. This book is a valuable guide even for experienced practitioners in this difficult area of the law, adding significantly to
the nascent body of information on the analysis, interpretation and construction of the Bermuda Form.
Reviews / Votes
This new publication will, without doubt, be universally welcomed by all those who regularly deal with the Bermuda Form policy and issues arising out of it, be they policyholders, insurers, brokers, lawyers or academics...the authors...are able, with their combined expertise, to adopt a necessary and yet seamlessly transatlantic approach to their analysis. The book is well structured and comprehensive, and goes beyond the usual parameters to include, for example, auseful chapter on the use of the form for reinsurance...This book will provide a most valuable additional tool to all those who work in this field. * Susannah Wakefield, TaylorWessing * iThe Bermuda Formr is a tour de force on the interaction of English procedural law and New York substantive law. The clause-by-clause in-depth analysis of the various terms of iThe Bermuda Formr is excellent. * Rob Merkin, Journal of Business Law *
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Practitioners specialising in insurance and arbitration (notably, litigation solicitors, arbitrators, policyholders, brokers) based in the US, the UK, and Bermuda.
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 186 mm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight
1030 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-958361-4 (9780199583614)
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Persons
David Scorey is a member of Essex Court chambers and has a wide-ranging practice in international and domestic commercial law, litigating in both domestic courts and tribunals in addition to international arbitrations. He has acted in a wide variety of commercial disputes including insurance and reinsurance, particularly in respect of high level excess liability insurance on the Bermuda Form.
Richard Geddes is a Partner at Sedgwick LLP and co-chair of the firm's International Counseling and Arbitration Practice Group. He practices primarily in the areas of Insurance and Reinsurance counselling, litigation and arbitration and has extensive experience in coverage analysis, policy drafting, and claims management involving a wide variety of coverages.
Chris Harris is a litigation Parner at Clyde & Co with extensive commercial, insurance and reinsurance experience. He acts for major London, European, US and Bermudian insurers and his practice involves litigation and arbitration work.
Richard Geddes is a Partner at Sedgwick LLP and co-chair of the firm's International Counseling and Arbitration Practice Group. He practices primarily in the areas of Insurance and Reinsurance counselling, litigation and arbitration and has extensive experience in coverage analysis, policy drafting, and claims management involving a wide variety of coverages.
Chris Harris is a litigation Parner at Clyde & Co with extensive commercial, insurance and reinsurance experience. He acts for major London, European, US and Bermudian insurers and his practice involves litigation and arbitration work.
Content
PART I: THE BERMUDA MARKET AND FORM; PART II: THE BERMUDA FORM IN DETAIL; PART III: DISPUTE RESOLUTION UNDER THE BERMUDA FORM; APPENDICES