SKILL ROADMAP 51 · SPECIALISED LEGAL FIELDS

Insurance Law

Insurance basics → Regulation → Policy wording → Claims → Disputes → Specialisation

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1 What this path is

Insurance lawyers advise insurers, intermediaries and policyholders on insurance contracts, regulation and claims disputes.

The work involves close reading of policy wording, regulatory compliance and claims litigation.

Learn insurance basics.
Learn: utmost good faith, insurable interest and indemnity.
Practise: by explaining them with examples.
Learn regulation.
Learn: the Insurance Act 1938, the IRDAI Act 1999 and IRDAI regulations.
Practise: by tracking IRDAI changes for a month.
Read policy wording.
Learn: exclusions, conditions and definitions in policies.
Practise: by reviewing a health or motor policy for exclusions.
Learn claims.
Learn: how claims are made, assessed and rejected.
Practise: by drafting a reply to a claim rejection.
Learn disputes.
Learn: the Insurance Ombudsman, consumer commissions and motor accident claims tribunals.
Practise: by drafting a consumer complaint for a rejected claim.
Specialise.
Learn: a line such as health, motor, marine or commercial insurance.
Practise: with a project in that line.

You advise on insurance regulation and complex claims.

These checklists are for honest self assessment. They are not an official certification.

Insurance practices, insurers' legal teams and consumer litigation chambers.

Reviews and drafts.