Insurance in between: A critique of liability insurance and its principles

Todd S. Mei

doi:10.1093/litthe/frl063

Insurance in between: A critique of liability insurance and its principles

Todd S. Mei

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Abstract

Is liability insurance simply a necessary evil in todays climate of litigation Or does it have greater implications beyond its social and economic remit In this article, I argue that when the insurance policy is viewed hermeneutically as a text, its negligence-based definition of action supplants the understanding of responsibility, therefore having theological and philosophical implications. Insurance, in this sense, comes 'in between' humanity and its relation to others and fundamental ontological questions concerning the meaning of uncertainty and suffering.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	82-98
Number of pages	17
Journal	Literature and Theology
Volume	21
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/litthe/frl063
Publication status	Published - 2007

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