Commercial Insurance Law: Emerging Trends and New Perspectives

Authors:

Barry Soyer

• ISBN: 9781032954509
• Published: February 2026
• Format: Hardback
• Language: English
• Publisher: Informa Law from Routledge

Description:

Commercial Insurance Law: Emerging Trends and New Perspectives provides a timely and practical analysis of current developments in commercial insurance law. The book explores how legal doctrine is evolving in response to modern commercial realities, technological change, and global risks, offering a contemporary perspective for professionals working in insurance, transport, maritime, and commercial law.

Key Features:

Up-to-date analysis of emerging trends in commercial insurance law. Explores recent statutory and judicial developments with practical implications. Covers specialist doctrinal issues, including directors and officers liability, SME insurance, fraud, and fair presentation. Examines the intersection of insurance law with technology, AI, and decentralised insurance structures.

Coverage:

Marine insurance and direct claims against marine insurers. Salvage to wreck removal and war risk issues. Directors and officers liability insurance. SME insurance and fair presentation under the Insurance Act 2015. Fraud in commercial insurance. Decentralised insurance, fiduciary duties, and AI in insurance broking. Subrogation, assignment, and co-insured immunity. Anti-assignment clauses and insurance disputes.

About the Authors:

Barry Soyer is a recognised expert in insurance and commercial law. This volume brings together contributions from leading academics and practitioners, offering both scholarly insight and practical relevance across domestic and international perspectives.

Table of Contents:

Part I: Marine Insurance (Direct Claims, Salvage to Wreck Removal, Red Sea Attacks War Risks, Excluded Perils); Part II: Specialist Cover and Doctrinal Issues (D&O Liability, SME Insurance, Fair Presentation, Fraud); Part III: Tech and Insurance (Decentralised Insurance, AI in Insurance Broking); Part IV: The Aftermath (Subrogation and Assignment, Co-Insured Immunity, Anti-assignment Clauses).

Why buy this book?

This book is a strong addition for legal practitioners, law libraries, insurance specialists, and academics seeking an authoritative and current treatment of commercial insurance law, combining doctrinal depth with practical application on emerging issues such as AI and decentralised insurance.

Keywords:

commercial insurance law, insurance law, marine insurance, insurance litigation, subrogation, assignment, insurance fraud, directors and officers liability, insurance act 2015, fair presentation, AI and insurance, decentralised insurance, maritime law, transport law, legal risk, insurance regulation

Target Audience:

insurance lawyers, commercial law practitioners, maritime lawyers, transport law specialists, academics, university libraries, law libraries, insurers, insurance brokers, legal researchers

Genre:

Law, Commercial Law, Insurance Law, Maritime Law, Professional Books, Academic Books

Q&A

Does the price include shipping?
Yes — the price includes worldwide shipping. Card/PayPal accepted, simple secure checkout.

What are the emerging trends in commercial insurance law covered in this book?
Marine insurance, directors and officers liability, AI in insurance broking, decentralised insurance structures, fair presentation under the Insurance Act 2015, fraud, subrogation and anti-assignment clauses.

How does AI affect insurance broking and commercial insurance law?
The book examines how AI is reshaping insurance broking practices, including the legal duties of AI-assisted brokers, liability questions and regulatory implications, plus decentralised insurance models using DAOs.

What is the duty of fair presentation under the Insurance Act 2015?
It replaced the duty of utmost good faith, requiring insureds to present risk clearly with sufficient information for a prudent insurer to assess it — the book analyses how this duty has developed in case law.

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