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The value of risk : Swiss Re and the history of reinsurance /

This title explains how today's insurance industry developed and highlights the role of the reinsurance industry in spreading risks globally. It examines the development of insurance markets and of the reinsurance industry in particular, and the history of Swiss Re, one of the leading reinsuran...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Borscheid, Peter (Author), Gugerli, David, 1961- (Author), Straumann, Tobias (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Other Authors: James, Harold, 1956- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Swiss Re (Firm)
Reinsurance.
Reinsurance > History.
Réassurance.
Réassurance > Histoire.
Reinsurance
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This title explains how today's insurance industry developed and highlights the role of the reinsurance industry in spreading risks globally. It examines the development of insurance markets and of the reinsurance industry in particular, and the history of Swiss Re, one of the leading reinsurance companies in the world.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191769450
0191769452