Marine Insurance

Origins and Institutions, 1300-1850

Business & Finance, Industries & Professions, Insurance, Economics, Economic History
Cover of the book Marine Insurance by , Palgrave Macmillan UK
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781137411389
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: February 3, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781137411389
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: February 3, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

Since its invention in Italy in the fourteenth century, marine insurance has provided merchants with capital protection in times of crisis, thus oiling the gears of trade and commerce. With a focus on customs, laws, and organisational structures, this book reveals the Italian origins of marine insurance, and tracks the spread of underwriting practices and institutions in Europe and America through the early modern era. With contributions from eleven leading researchers from seven countries, the book examines key institutional developments in the history of marine insurance. The authors discuss its invention in Italy, and its evolution from private to corporate structures, assessing the causes and impacts of various state interventions. Amsterdam and Antwerp are analysed as one-time key centres of underwriting, as is the emergence and maturity of marine insurance in London. The book evaluates an experiment in corporate underwriting in Cadiz, and the development of insurance institutions in the United States, before applying the metrics of underwriting to discuss commerce raiding in the Atlantic up to the nineteenth century.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Since its invention in Italy in the fourteenth century, marine insurance has provided merchants with capital protection in times of crisis, thus oiling the gears of trade and commerce. With a focus on customs, laws, and organisational structures, this book reveals the Italian origins of marine insurance, and tracks the spread of underwriting practices and institutions in Europe and America through the early modern era. With contributions from eleven leading researchers from seven countries, the book examines key institutional developments in the history of marine insurance. The authors discuss its invention in Italy, and its evolution from private to corporate structures, assessing the causes and impacts of various state interventions. Amsterdam and Antwerp are analysed as one-time key centres of underwriting, as is the emergence and maturity of marine insurance in London. The book evaluates an experiment in corporate underwriting in Cadiz, and the development of insurance institutions in the United States, before applying the metrics of underwriting to discuss commerce raiding in the Atlantic up to the nineteenth century.

More books from Palgrave Macmillan UK

Cover of the book The Metamorphoses of the Brain – Neurologisation and its Discontents by
Cover of the book The New Nationalism and the First World War by
Cover of the book Max Weber and Contemporary Capitalism by
Cover of the book Integrated Communications in the Postmodern Era by
Cover of the book From Pinewood to Hollywood by
Cover of the book Melancholy and Literary Biography, 1640-1816 by
Cover of the book Developing Positive Employment Relations by
Cover of the book Formulating Research Methods for Information Systems by
Cover of the book Competitive Dynamics in the Mobile Phone Industry by
Cover of the book Constrained Balancing: The EU's Security Policy by
Cover of the book Belly Dance, Pilgrimage and Identity by
Cover of the book Knowing Governance by
Cover of the book New Waves in Philosophical Logic by
Cover of the book Decentring Development by
Cover of the book The Sexual Politics of Ballroom Dancing by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy