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Enriching lives : a history of insurance in Hong Kong, 1841-2010 / Feng Bangyan and Nyaw Mee Kau ; translated by Violet Law.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Chinese Publication details: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 239 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789888053537
  • 9888053531
  • 9888028707
  • 9789888028702
Other title:
  • History of insurance in Hong Kong, 1841-2010
Uniform titles:
  • Hou sheng li qun. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Enriching lives.DDC classification:
  • 368.00951 23
LOC classification:
  • HG8712 .F4613 2010eb
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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.

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