SemesterFall Semester, 2025
DepartmentPhD Program of Risk Management and Insurance, First Year PhD Program of Risk Management and Insurance, Second Year
Course NameAnglo-American Insurance and Law Cases
InstructorCHEN CHUN-YUAN
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
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課程主題



Topic



課程內容與指定閱讀



Content and Reading Assignment



教學活動與作業



Teaching Activities and Homework


 
 


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Introduction and class organization



9.3




  1. SEC v. Variable Annuity Ins. Co. 359 U. S. 65 (1959).



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Insurance law and regulation



9.10



 




  1. Susan Randalla, Insurance Regulation in the United States: Regulatory Federalism and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, 26 Fla. St. U. L. Rev. 625 (1999).



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Interpretation



9.17



 




  1. Gaunt v. John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co. 160 F.2d 599 (1947).

  2. World trade center properties v. travelers indemnity co, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9863, (S.D.N.Y. June 5, 2002).In re

  3. Deepwater Horizon, 470 S.W. 3d 452 (2015).



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Waiver & estoppel



 



9.24



 




  1. Darner Motor Sales, Inc. v. Universal Underwriters Ins. Co. 140 Ariz. 383, 682 P.2d 388 (1984).



Bible v. John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co. of Boston, Mass., 256 N.Y. 458 (1931).



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Intermediaries



10.1



 




  1. Economy Fire & Cas. Co. v. Bassett, 170 Ill.App.3d 765 (1988)



Emerson Electric Co. v. Marsh & McLennan 3Companies, 362 S3.W.3d 7 (2012).



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Misrepresentation & Disproportionate Forfeiture



10.8



 




  1. Pum v. Wisconsin Physicians Service Ins. Corp., 298 Wis.2d 497, 727 N.W.2d 346 (2006).

  2. Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co. v. Murphy, 206 Conn. 409, 538 A.2d 219 (1988)



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Misrepresentation & Disproportionate Forfeiture



10.15



 




  1. Essex Insurance Company v. Galilee Medical Center SC, 988 F.Supp.2d 866 (2013).

  2. Principal Life Ins. Co. v. Locker Group, 869 F.Supp.2d 359  (2012).



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Holiday



10.22



 



 



 


 


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Damages



10.29




  1. Hangarter v. Provident Life and Acc. Ins. Co., 373 F.3d 998 (2004).

  2. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Campbell, 538 U.S. 408 (2003).



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Property Insurance



 



Liability Insurance



11.5




  1. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Bongen, 925 P.2d 1042 (1996).

  2. Leonard v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 438 F.Supp.2d 684 (2006).

  3. Watson v. United Services Auto. Ass’n, 566 N.W.2d 683 (1997).

  4. Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. United Ins. Co., 138 N.J. 437, 650 A.2d 974 (1994).

  5. Eljer Mfg., Inc. v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 972 F.2d 805 (1992).



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Life Insurance



11.12




  1. Warnock v. Davis 104 U.S. 775 (1881).

  2. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Conway, 252 N.Y. 449 (1930).

  3. Allstate Life Ins. Co. v. Miller, 424 F.3d 1113 (2005).

  4. Grigsby v. Russell, 222 U.S. 149 (1911).



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Subrogation



11.19




  1. Central Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Seacalf Shipping Corporation [1983] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 25.

  2. Rimes v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.106 Wis.2d 263, 316 N.W.2d 348 (1982).

  3. Ludwig v. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. 393 N.W.2d 143 (1986).



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Final presentation and case summary



11.26



Final presentation and discussion



Final presentation and discussion


 


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Final presentation and case summary



12.3



Final presentation and discussion



Final presentation and discussion


 


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Final presentation and case summary



12.10



Final presentation and discussion



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Final presentation and case summary



12.17



Final presentation and discussion



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Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

1.         Attendance and participation40%



Students are encouraged to come prepared for class and actively participate in discussions. I reserve the right to adjust grades by more than 20% in the case of extraordinary performance, either exceptionally good or bad. If you anticipate being absent from class, please inform me in advance.



 



2.         Final presentation and paper60%



The final presentation and paper are crucial for evaluation. The paper should adhere to standard rules. Students have the freedom to select any case related to Anglo-American insurance law, and they are not limited to the cases covered in the course materials or textbooks. Your task is to summarize and provide a professional analysis of the chosen case. The schedule for oral presentations of students' case comments will be determined during our first meeting. The final paper should be submitted within one week after the end of this semester. The expected length of the paper is not less than 3,000 words, excluding footnotes and references.


Textbook & Reference

Tom Baker, Kyle D. Logue, Carolyn V. Williams, Insurance Law & Policy: Cases Materials & Problems, 5th Ed., 2021.


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