| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 432 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Global insurance networks / Peter Borscheid -- Cooperation and competition : organization and risks in the reinsurance business 1860-2010 / David Gugerli -- The invisible giant : the story of Swiss re 1863-2013 / Tobias Straumann |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 378-393) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Swiss Re (Firm)
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| SUBJECT |
Swiss Re (Firm) fast |
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Schweizerische Rückversicherungsgesellschaft gnd |
| Subject |
Reinsurance.
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Reinsurance -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Insurance -- Risk Assessment & Management.
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Reinsurance
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Rückversicherung
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gugerli, David, 1961- author.
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Straumann, Tobias, author.
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James, Harold, 1956- editor.
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| ISBN |
9780191003998 |
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0191003999 |
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9780191769450 |
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0191769452 |
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