📘 New Insurance Law | 5th Edition (2016)
✒️ Authored by: B.N. Singh | Language: English | Publisher: Lexis Nexis

This well-recognised work by B.N. Singh presents a comprehensive and updated commentary on insurance law in India, covering the legal, regulatory, and practical aspects of one of the most dynamic sectors of the economy. Now in its 5th Edition (2016), the book incorporates the major amendments introduced by the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Act, 2015, providing clarity on both statutory provisions and judicial interpretations.

🔍 Key Features:

• 📜 Complete Coverage of Core Legislations – detailed analysis of the Insurance Act, 1938, Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956, and General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972.

• ⚖️ Regulatory Developments – updated insights on the role and powers of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).

• 🛡️ Types of Insurance – life, health, marine, fire, and miscellaneous insurance explained with statutory backing and case law.

• 📚 Judicial Pronouncements – discussion of important judgments shaping insurance contracts, claims, consumer disputes, and insurer liabilities.

• 🛠️ Insurance Contracts – essentials of valid contracts, disclosure, insurable interest, indemnity, subrogation, contribution, and assignment.

• 📑 Policyholder Protection – focus on rights of policyholders, grievance redressal mechanisms, and consumer forum litigation.

• 🆕 Updated to 2016 – incorporates the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Act, 2015 and recent policy reforms.

🎯 Recommended For:

• Advocates & practitioners in insurance and consumer law

• Judges, arbitrators & regulators handling insurance disputes

• Insurance professionals, corporate counsels & compliance officers

• Academicians, researchers & law students specialising in commercial and financial law

This 5th edition of New Insurance Law remains a definitive, practical, and authoritative guide, combining statutory analysis, judicial interpretation, and real-world application, making it an essential reference for the evolving landscape of insurance law in India.