Waiver and Estoppel Legal Brief

The purpose of this course is to better equip you in your professional activities as an Insurance Agent or Insurance Adjuster. Although estoppel and implied waiver are often considered interchangeable in insurance cases, there are important differences between these doctrines. The core function of estoppel is to protect the parties’ reliance interests. Thus, while waiver requires only proof of an express or implied waiver by a party of a right contained in the policy, estoppel requires the counterparty to also prove his or her reasonable and detrimental reliance on the first party’s promise or representation.

This course makes a few assumptions about you the student:

• You are a currently licensed Insurance Agent or Adjuster.
• You are interested in additional information, resources, and knowledge regarding the law of waiver and estoppel.

There are four key features to the Course Briefs Continuing Education courses:

• Introduction to the Law
• Legal Syllogism Overview
• Topical Analysis
• Supporting Case Law