Learning outcomes of the curricular unit

The main purpose of this curricular unit is to give the students a broad picture of the legal issues related to the insurance contract and its treatment both by the European Court of Justice and by the Portuguese Courts.

Syllabus

Insurance contract. Risk and insurance. Increase and decrease of the risk. The interest to insure. Duties of the insured and of the insurer. The utmost good faith and the duties to inform. Precontractual liability. The interpretation of the insurance contract. The formation of the contract and written requirements. Insurance and consumer protection. Insurance and discrimination. The price of insurance. Subrogation of the insurer. Termination of the insurance contract.