The British Insurance Industry Since 1900
The Era of Transformation

Authors: Robert Carter, Peter Falush



A comprehensive chronicle of thetransformation of the intensely competitive British insurance industry in response to evolving economic, social, technological and political conditions. It analyzes the fast-changing shape of the distribution system, the role of the state and the shifting boundaries of insurability and risk transfer.

Table of contents (16 chapters)

The Industry from the End of the Victorian Era to 1914

Insurance in World War I

The Interwar Years

Insurance during World War II

From Austerity to Prosperity

Life Insurance

Commercial Insurances

Reinsurance

Risk Management

Lloyd’s of London

International Business and Europe

Competition and Mergers

Trade Associations and Other Bodies

Distribution Channels

The Regulation of Insurance

Retrospect and Prospect