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Marine Insurance: Origins and Institutions, 1300-1850 (Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance)
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Description for Marine Insurance: Origins and Institutions, 1300-1850 (Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance)
Hardcover. To follow. Editor(s): Leonard, Adrian. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HBTM; KFFN; KJZ; KNGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 267 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137411372
SKU
V9781137411372
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About N/A
A.B. Leonard is Associate Director of the Centre for Financial History, University of Cambridge. He has written widely on topics related to marine insurance and the Atlantic World. He is co-editor of The Caribbean and the Atlantic World Economy (2015), The Atlantic World 1400-1850 (2014) and Questioning Credible Commitment (2013).
Reviews for Marine Insurance: Origins and Institutions, 1300-1850 (Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance)
“This is a ‘must read’ for all those who, one way or another, have ‘stumbled’ in the revival of insurance studies which took place after the 2008 crisis. The unifying idea of the book is to assess the impact of institutions, legal norms, and informal customs on marine insurance from the late Middle Ages to the early nineteenth centuries.” (Giovanni ... Read more