The development of the Maltese insurance industry : a comprehensive study / Mark Laurence Zammit, Jonathan Spiteri and Simon Grima.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Abbreviations; Author Biographies; Preface; The Uniqueness of Malta; Chapter 1. Introduction and Roadmap of the Study; Background; Conceptual Framework; Concepts and Propositions; History; Trade; Aviation; European Backdrop; Regulation; Economics; Culture; Economic Trends; Methodology; Sampling Methods; Limitations of Methodology; Data Collection Tools; Archival Research Tools; Tools Used in Semi-structured Interviews; Significance of the Study; Chapter 2. Literature Review; Development of Insurance In Europe.

European Regulatory Background and Insurance LegislationOther Disruptors of Insurance in Europe; Transportation; Socio-Political Events; Economic Development; Disaster Recovery; Risk Mitigation; Globalisation; EU Accession; Industry Trends; Technology; Climate Change; Cultural Changes; Economic Needs; Economic Trends; Chapter 3. Research Findings and Discussion; Introduction; Proposition A -- European Development; Earliest Forms of Insurance; Knights Hospitaller of St John; French Period; British Period; Malta Post-Independence; Proposition B -- Trade; Proposition C -- European Regulations.

Proposition D -- TransportationProposition E -- Socio Political Events; Proposition F -- Economic Development; Proposition G -- Disaster Recovery; Proposition H -- Risk Mitigation; Proposition I -- Globalisation; Proposition J -- EU Accession; Proposition K -- Industry Trends; Proposition L -- Technology; Proposition M -- Climate Change; Proposition N -- Cultural Changes; Proposition O -- Economic Needs; Proposition P -- Economic Trends; Other Propositions Found in the Case Study; Mergers in the Insurance Market; Compulsory Reinsurance Legal Cession; Malta International Business Authority (MIBA).

Non-Institute Marine Cargo Insurance ClausesSpecific Insurance for Sport in Malta; Influence of EU Regulation and Legislation on Malta Regulation; Challenges of Insurance Legislation and Regulation; Conclusion; Chapter 4. Conclusion; Salient Findings of the Case Study; Development of Insurance in Malta; Main Contributors to the Development of Insurance in Malta; Did these Contributors Impede or Foster Malta's Attractiveness as a Domicile for Insurance Companies?; Limitations; Impact and Significance of the Study; Recommendations for Further Research; Final Conclusions.

Appendix 1: Interview Information Letter and Sample QuestionsSample Questions for Interviews; Legislation; History; General Questions; Appendix 2: Notarial Index -- Notarial Archives Valletta; Appendix 3: Notarial Meanings; Appendix 4: Copies of Insurance Contracts; References; Sources; Websites; Notarial Archives, Valletta; Chamber of Commerce Archives, Valletta; Interviews; Index.

Drawing upon empirical findings, archival research, and interviews, Zammit, Spiteri, and Grima fill a major gap in the literature by delivering a study of the development of the Maltese insurance industry.

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