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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feng, Bangyan.

Rao, Meijiao, author.

Contributor:

Law, Violet, translator.

饒美蛟.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Standardized Title:

Hou sheng li qun. English

厚生利群. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insurance--China--Hong Kong--History.

Insurance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 pages).

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, c2011.

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

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.

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

Chapter 7 - The Development of Life Insurance and Bancassurance in the Post-Handover DecadeConclusion - Future Prospects of Hong Kong's Insurance Industry; Notes; Index

Notes:

Revised translation of: Hou sheng li qun : Xianggang bao xian shi : 1841-2008.

Includes bibliographical notes ([225]-229) and index.

ISBN:

9789882206946

9882206948

9789888053537

9888053531

OCLC:

770333035