Making a market for acts of God : the practice of risk trading in the global reinsurance industry /

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Author / Creator:Jarzabkowski, Paula, author.
Edition:First edition.
Imprint:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13260215
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Other authors / contributors:Bednarek, Rebecca, author.
Spee, Paul, author.
ISBN:9780191811487 (ebook) : No price
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 24, 2015).
Summary:Reinsurance is a market that provides cover for the devastating consequences of unpredictable events such as Hurricane Katrina, or the Tohoku earthquake, underpinning society's capacity to rebuild after the unthinkable happens. This book fleshes out how this important and quirky financial market works.
Other form:Print version 9780199664764