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Marine Insurance978-1-137-41138-9Series ISSN 2662-5164 Series E-ISSN 2662-5172

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,Genoa, 1340–1620: Early Development of Marine Insurance,evidence of state interest in such contracts is a Roman edict of the year 533, during the reign of Justinian.. Conversely, other authoritative scholars argue that insurance in its modern form was unknown in the ancient world..

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,Amsterdam 1585–1790: Emergence, Dominance, and Decline,his story of the emergence, maturity, and eventual decline of a market is inevitably rooted in the interactions of the individuals and groups involved, and the institutional framework which governed their transactions.

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Book 2016g 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 ele

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,Antwerp 1490–1590: Insurance and Speculation,e was widely practised, and Antwerp had become a leading European insurance centre. However, the swift growth in popularity of insuring, and particularly of underwriting, were based on slight foundations..

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,America 1720–1820: War and Organisation,r in part by the export of fish, grain, flour, salted meat, and livestock to the Caribbean islands in exchange for sugar, rum, and molasses, and by exports to southern Europe. The colonies, well-endowed with timber for shipbuilding, also earned a considerable amount from the sale of vessels and the provision of freight services..