The Development of International Insurance (Financial History) by Pearso PB..

Taylor & Francis

Despite their economic and social importance, there are relatively few book-length studies of national insurance industries. This collection of nine essays by a group of international experts redresses this balance; providing an extensive geographical and thematic spread, linked via an extensive introduction. > Despite their economic and social importance, there are relatively few book-length studies of national insurance industries. This collection of nine essays by a group of international experts redresses this balance; providing an extensive geographical and thematic spread, linked via an extensive introduction. > Introduction: Towards an International History of Insurance, RobinPearson; Chapter 1 The Marine Insurance Market for British Textile Exports to the River Plate and Chile, c. 1810\u201350, Manuel Llorca-Ja\u00F1a; Chapter 2 Actuarial Practice, Probabilistic Thinking and Actuarial Science in Private Casualty Insurance, Christofer Stadlin; Chapter 3 The Difficulties .