Search for dissertations about: "history of insurance"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the words history of insurance.
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1. Insurance and cartels through wars and depressions : Swedish Marine insurance and reinsurance between the World Wars
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to enhance our understanding of Swedish marine insurers' choices of business strategies under the potentially difficult business circumstances of the interwar period 1918-1939. Little previous research exists on marine insurance during the interwar period. READ MORE
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2. A Swedish dilemma : Aging during the search for a national insurance, 1884-1913
Abstract : Non-wage holders made up a significant portion of Sweden’s population in 1900. Yet, there are surprisingly few studies covering their formative role in the universal coverage of Sweden’s Pension Act of 1913. READ MORE
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3. The Making of the Swedish Life Insurance Market 1855-1914
Abstract : This licentiate thesis examines the development of the life insurance industry during the period 1855-1914. The aim with the study is to recognise dimensions not frequently addressed by previous research on the insurance industry, namely the impact of social dimensions, including the implicit and explicit economic importance of social movements and the diffusion of knowledge in society at large for the development of the life insurance industry. READ MORE
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4. Swedish marine insurance between the World Wars
Abstract : The present licentiate thesis analyses developments in Swedish marine insurance during the interwar period, including both direct marine insurance and marine reinsurance. This is done in order to provide insights on how companies of a highly internationalised and vulnerable line of insurance were affected by and responded to new risks during a period of far-reaching international financial and economic crises. READ MORE
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5. Networks that organised competition : corporate resource sharing between Swedish property underwriters 1875-1950
Abstract : This thesis investigates the corporate networks of Swedish property underwriters 1875-1950. During this period, networks of increasing intensity was an essential part in the organisation of the Swedish property insurance market. READ MORE