Insurance Books

New and Published Books

1. Contemporary Issues in Financial Institutions and Markets

   Volume I

   Edited by John Wilson, Barbara Casu, David McMillan

   This book brings together academic work on contemporary issues in financial institutions and markets. The general theme is designed to allow for a wide range of topics, covering the diverse nature of academic enquiry in banking and finance. The contributions thus address a broad spectrum of...

   Published February 7th 2013 by Routledge
2. Limitation of Liability in International Maritime Conventions

   The Relationship between Global Limitation Conventions and Particular Liability Regimes

   By Norman Martínez Gutiérrez

   Series: IMLI Studies in International Maritime Law

   Limitation of liability for maritime claims is a concept of respectable antiquity which is now deeply entrenched in the maritime industry. Under this concept, the shipowner is entitled to limit his liability for maritime claims up to a maximum sum regardless of the actual amount of the claims. The...

   Published September 12th 2012 by Routledge
3. Innovations and Institutions

   An Institutional Perspective on the Innovative Efforts of Banks and Insurance Companies

   By Patrick Vermeulen, Jorg Raab

   Series: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology

   Using institutional theory to explain innovation and merging academic and critical analysis with practical recommendations, this book provides a full and rich account of how new products are brought to market; considering both the successes and failures in equal measure. This book takes the meeting...

   Published June 13th 2012 by Routledge
4. Insurance Theory and Practice

   By Rob Thoyts

   This book provides a comprehensive overview of the theory, functioning, management and legal background of the insurance industry. Written in accessible, non-technical style, Insurance Theory and Practice begins with an examination of the insurance concept, its guiding principles and legal rules...

   Published June 16th 2010 by Routledge
5. Risk: An Introduction

   The Concepts of Risk, Danger and Chance

   By Ben Ale

   Investments, global warming and crossing the road – risk is a factor embedded in our everyday lives but do we really understand what it means, how it is quantified and how decisions are made? In six chapters Ben Ale explains the concepts, methods and procedures for risk analysis and in...

   Published April 5th 2009 by Routledge
6. Islamic Insurance

   A Modern Approach to Islamic Banking

   By Aly Khorshid

   Some Muslims believe insurance is unnecessary, as society should help its victims. Muslims can no longer ignore the fact that they live, trade and communicate with open global systems, and they can no longer ignore the need for banking and insurance. Aly Khorshid demonstrates how initial clerical...

   Published May 15th 2007 by Routledge
7. Cost-Benefit Analysis

   5th Edition

   By E.J. Mishan, Euston Quah

   Should Malaysia build a new steel mill, or New York City an urban motorway? Should higher education expand, or water supplies be improved? These are typical questions to which cost-benefit analysis, the key economic tool for analyzing problems of social choice can contribute to, as well...

   Published February 26th 2007 by Routledge
8. Financial Market Risk

   Measurement and Analysis

   By Cornelis Los

   This new book uses advanced signal processing technology to measure and analyze risk phenomena of the financial markets. It explains how to scientifically measure, analyze and manage non-stationarity and long-term time dependence (long memory) of financial market returns. It studies, in particular,...

   Published July 31st 2006 by Routledge