Legal Research Guides by Course - Insurance Law

Course Description:

A 2 credit elective survey course, concentrating on the fundamental principles and legal doctrines of insurance law, including contract formation, major theories of liability and defenses, regulation of insurance, the role of intermediaries, standard policy forms including fire and property, life, disability and health, general commercial liability and automobile.  Bad Faith breach, fraud and emerging issues are also covered.  (2 credits)

Faculty Who Teach This Course:

• Christopher French, Esq. (adjunct professor)

Subject Covered Presently in Collection by:

Print Collection:

KF1146-KF1170   Insurance – General
KF1171-KF1181   Life Insurance
KF1182   Disability Insurance
KF1183-KF1189   Health Insurance
KF1189.5   Business Insurance
KF1190-KF1212   Property Insurance
KF1215-KF1220   Casualty Insurance
KFP185-KFP193   Pennsylvania Insurance

Legal Research Databases:

• CCH Library - Intelliconnect
• Hein Online
• Lexis

      Appleman on Insurance 2d (Legal tab > Secondary Legal > Matthew Bender > Area of Law > Insurance)

•  Westlaw
• Legal Scholarship Network

DCLI Webpage Links:

• Primary Legal Research: Case Law, Statutory Law, Administrative Law (contains quick links to our federal and state statutes, our federal and state administrative codes, and federal and state case law)