EVENT: 2015 Geoff Masel Lecture - The Insurance Social Contract: 1788 and all that

Description

Ian considers some recent developments in disclosure, utmost good faith, contract certainty and misconduct. He makes some predictions and recommendations about the law’s approach to these issues in the context of the social and commercial background to these principles.  “The Insurance Social Contract: 1788 and all that” signals an irreverent look at the historical movements and people who made the insurance industry. We need to remind ourselves of the great achievements of the insurance industry through these virtues, and its occasional shortcomings, while reminding ourselves that a sense of fun is also necessary.

Ian Enright is a lawyer, academic, author and director. He is the author of the Anglo-Australian text Professional Indemnity Insurance Law, the second edition of which was awarded the 2008 British Insurance Law Association Book Prize as “the most notable contribution to literature in the field of law as it affects insurance”. Ian also designed, developed and led the teaching for the University of New South Wales and University of Technology Sydney insurance course in the Master of Laws Degree in Australia.  Ian is an honorary Professor of Law at the University of Technology Sydney. He was appointed by the Insurance Council of Australia in May 2012 to conduct the Independent Review of the General Insurance Code of Practice.