Table of Contents

1: Functions, Definitions, and Types of Reinsurance
2: The Formation of the Reinsurance Contract
3: The Reinsurance Contract - Construction and Terms
4: Obligations of the Reinsurer
5: Rights of the Reinsurer
6: Denying Liability
7: Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

About the Author

Colin Edelman QC is a barrister in practice at Devereux Chambers in London. Having graduated from Clare College, Cambridge, he was called to the Bar in 1977 and became a Queen's Counsel in 1995. He was elected Head of Chambers in 2002 and a Bencher of Middle Temple in 2003. In 1993 he was appointed an Assistant Recorder and became a Recorder in 1996. His practice is predominantly in the fields of insurance, reinsurance and professional negligence and he is often
appointed as an arbitrator in insurance and reinsurance disputes. Andrew Burns is a barrister at Devereux Chambers in London.