Enriching lives: a history of insurance in Hong Kong, 1841-2010
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Main Author: Feng, Bangyan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hong Kong Hong Kong University Press 2010
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of Contents; Foreword -- Chan Kin Por; Foreword -- Allan K.N. Yu; Preface -- Peter C.H. Tam; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- Pioneer Insurers in the New Crown Colony: Canton and Union; Chapter 2 -- The Establishment and Development of the Chinese-Owned Insurance Sector; Chapter 3 -- Post-World War II Rejuvenation and Transformation; Chapter 4 -- The Rise of Hong Kong as an Insurance Centre and the Industry's Diversification; Chapter 5 -- The Formation and Evolution of Industry Supervision; Chapter 6 -- Changes and Innovations in the Market
This is the first comprehensive history of Hong Kong's insurance industry, and argues its central importance in the economy. Typhoons, shipwrecks, fires, wars, political turbulence and unexpected events of all kinds provide a dramatic background to a fascinating survey
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 239 pages)
ISBN:9789888028702
9789888053537
9888028707
9888053531

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