Insurance and Human Rights

This book explores the impact of and interplay between human rights and insurance, focusing on equal treatment, health, privacy, and life. It offers international, comparative, and regional perspectives to contribute to a more thorough understanding of the interactions between these two fields of law.

Format: Hardback
Length: 262 pages
Publication date: 16 February 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive volume delves into the profound impact and intricate interplay between human rights and insurance. It explores the various legal instruments at national, supranational, and international levels that govern the insurance industry, including insurance and reinsurance, insurance distribution, and insurance contracts. These instruments often have implications for human or fundamental rights, creating a complex web of legal and ethical considerations.

Courts frequently face the challenging task of reconciling the core principles, practices, and mindsets of insurance with the principles and values rooted in human rights protection. This discussion, particularly in cases of discrimination in insurance, has been ongoing for decades. Moreover, the book addresses emerging topics that have gained prominence in light of technological innovations, such as 'InsurTech.'

The first part of the book focuses on insurance and the right to equal treatment. It examines discrimination based on factors such as gender or age from the perspectives of the European Union, Canada, and South Africa. The second part highlights the crucial role of insurance in upholding the right to health, covering the United States of America, Africa, and Brazil. The third part explores the manifold challenges posed by InsurTech on the right to privacy, with a particular focus on the European Union. The fourth part addresses the threat posed by insurance to the right to life in general, particularly in the United Kingdom Kingdom.

Written by legal scholars and practitioners, this book offers international, comparative, and regional or national perspectives, aiming to contribute to a more thorough and systematic understanding of the interactions between these two distinct fields of law. It provides valuable insights for the insurance industry and the scientific community, fostering a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics between human rights.

Weight: 576g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030827038
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022