From industrial to legal standardization, 1871-1914 [electronic resource] : transnational insurance law and the great San Francisco earthquake / by Tilmann J. Röder ; translated by Frederik Heinemann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Röder, Tilmann J.

Contributor:

Heinemann, Frederik.

Series:

Legal history library. Studies in the history of private law ; v. 3.

Legal history library. Volume 7, Studies in the history of private law, 1874-1793 ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insurance policies--History--20th century.

Insurance policies.

Standardized terms of contract--History--20th century.

Standardized terms of contract.

Earthquake insurance--Law and legislation--United States--History--20th century.

Earthquake insurance.

Fire insurance--Law and legislation--United States--History--20th century.

Fire insurance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At the end of the 19th century, internationalisation and standardisation fundamentally changed business law. More and more industries such as insurance, transport, wholesale and finance used standard contracts and clauses for international transactions. An impressive example of this development was the reaction of the insurance industry to the earthquake and inflagration of San Francisco in 1906. At once, a global discourse on the economic, technical and legal consequences arose; in the meantime, a small group of powerful reinsurance managers developed a strict exclusionary clause intended for worldwide application. Fire insurers in many countries adopted this \'earthquake clause\', while others refused it. Germany, California and Italy - where the earthquake of Messina in 1908 led to a legal turn - are paradigmatic examples of these reactions. Beyond this case study, the author discusses the novel phenomenon of international standard contracts and clauses from a theoretical perspective.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Tilmann J. Röder

Introduction / Tilmann J. Röder

1 Standard Contract Terms in National and International Business / Tilmann J. Röder

2 The Earthquake Clause in Fire Insurance Contracts: The Development of a Standard (1906–1907) / Tilmann J. Röder

3 The Earthquake Clause in Fire Insurance Contracts: The Limits of International Standardisation (1907–1912) / Tilmann J. Röder

4 Summary: Paradigmatic Changes in the Law / Tilmann J. Röder

Table of Companies Involved in the Compensation of Damages Occurred in San Francisco / Tilmann J. Röder

Table of Companies Involved in the Compensation of Damages Occurred in Valparaiso / Tilmann J. Röder

Bibliography / Tilmann J. Röder

Index / Tilmann J. Röder.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-35670-8

9786613356703

90-04-21463-1

OCLC:

774290150

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004214637 DOI