Now in its Fifth Edition, Insurance Claims by Alison Padfield QC is a practitioner focused text providing a summary of the law as it relates to insurance claims, including claims against insurers and insurance brokers. It is an indispensable resource for those involved in the daily application of the law, whether as solicitors, barristers or insurance claims handlers.

With significant developments in insurance law and a multitude of cases since the Fourth Edition, the new Fifth Edition:

- Covers cases on the Insurance Act 2015, the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010, and the Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012
- Examines recent decisions of the Supreme Court, including The Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd (the 'FCA Test Case') [2021] UKSC 1, and Privy Council, and also those handed down by the Court of Appeal
- Is fully updated with coverage of all significant recent decisions
- Covers claims against insurers and insurance brokers
- Explains the meaning of terms and concepts in plain English, making it accessible to lawyers and non-lawyers alike

Cases in the Supreme Court and Privy Council added since the last edition include:
- The FCA Business Interruption Insurance Test Case [2021] UKSC 1
- Halliburton Co v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd [2020] UKSC 48
- Aspen Underwriting Ltd v Credit Europe Bank NV (The Atlantik Confidence) [2020] UKSC 11
- Travelers Insurance Co Ltd v XYZ [2019] UKSC 48
- Perry v Raleys Solicitors [2019] UKSC 5
- Atlasnavios-Navegação Lda v Navigators Insurance Co Ltd, The B Atlantic [2018] UKSC 26
- Ramsook v Crossley [2018] UKPC 9
- Gard Marine & Energy Ltd v China National Chartering Co Ltd [2017] UKSC 35
- AIG Europe Ltd v Woodman [2017] UKSC 18
- Sun Alliance (Bahamas) Ltd v Scandi Enterprises Ltd [2017] UKPC 10
- Impact Funding Solutions Ltd v Barrington Services Ltd [2016] UKSC 57

Significant Court of Appeal decisions added for this new edition include:
- Endurance Corporate Capital Ltd v Sartex Quilts & Textiles Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 308
- Manchikalapati v Zurich Insurance Plc [2019] EWCA Civ 2163
- Euro Pools plc v Royal & Sun Alliance plc [2019] EWCA Civ 808
- Equitas Insurance Ltd v Municipal Mutual Insurance Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 718
- Allianz Insurance Plc v Tonicstar Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 434
- Spire Healthcare Ltd v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc [2018] EWCA Civ 317
- Ted Baker plc v AXA Insurance UK [2017] EWCA Civ 4097
- AXA Versicherung Ag v Arab Insurance Group [2017] EWCA Civ 96
- W R Berkley Insurance (Europe) Ltd v Teal Assurance Co Ltd (No 2) [2017] EWCA Civ 25
- Zurich Insurance plc v Maccaferri [2016] EWCA Civ 1302

A wealth of Commercial Court and Technology and Construction Court decisions are also covered, along with selected decisions from other jurisdictions including Scotland, Australia and New Zealand which are likely to be of interest to practitioners in England and Wales.

Written by Alison Padfield QC, an authoritative author with extensive experience in insurance law, the new Fifth Edition will appeal to insurance lawyers, both solicitors and barristers in practice and in-house, insurance professionals, eg claims handlers and brokers, and insurance law students.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Insurance Law online service.