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• "A sacred trust for the future": regulating insurance, 1800-70 

  RAWLINGS, PJ (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2018-11)

  The history of commercial law has often been written as if it were merely a product of the common law, disregarding the role played by legislation. The principal exception to this has been work on company law. Until recently, ...

• The Great Fire of London and the Origins of Fire Insurance: A Brief Note 

  RAWLINGS, PJ (2016-10-26)

  The Great Fire of London in 1666 reshaped the architecture of London and was a factor in establishing the City as a place of financial innovation. Fire insurance did not emerge immediately after that event because of the ...

• Essays on Improving the Regulation and Supervision of Insurance in PR China 

  Li, Chengming (2003)

  This thesis consists of six chapters dealing with several issues related to the common theme of improving the insurance regulation and supervision in China based on China's realities and experience drawn from some selected ...