Written from the perspective of the Average Adjuster, and updated to include a detailed analysis of the new rules adopted in 2016, this book is an essential read for practitioners in maritime law and marine insurance.The book contains: historical references regarding the establishment of General Average from Roman Law onwards;details of the establishment of International rules to achieve uniformity in the adjustment of General Average and their development:the Glasgow Resolutions of 1860; the York rules of 1864; andthe York-Antwerp Rules 1877, 1890, 1924, 1950, 1974, 1994, 2004and 2016;adetailed analysis of the York-Antwerp Rules 2016; CMI Guidelines relating to General Average;general average security;general average absorption clauses; and new to this edition: insurance of average disbursements.