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Borscheid, Peter,

The value of risk : Swiss Re and the history of reinsurance / Harold James (editor) ; Peter Borscheid, David Gugerli, Tobias Straumann. - First edition. - 1 online resource (xiv, 432 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 378-393) and index.

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.

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.

ISBN: 9780191003998 (electronic bk.) 0191003999 (electronic bk.) 9780191769450 (ebook) 0191769452 (ebook)

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Swiss Re (Firm)
Swiss Re (Firm)
Schweizerische Rückversicherungsgesellschaft

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Reinsurance.
Reinsurance--History.
Réassurance.
Réassurance--Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Insurance--Risk Assessment & Management.
Reinsurance.
Rückversicherung

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: HG8083 / .B67 2013eb

Dewey Class. No.: 368.0122