Multinational enterprise in insurance: An historical overview

Business History

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 334-363

  Wilkins, Mira ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign investment; Globalization; History international business; Insurance history; Internationalization insurance; Multinational enterprise

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; ECONOMIC HISTORY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GLOBALIZATION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INSURANCE INDUSTRY; INSURANCE SYSTEM; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; NINETEENTH CENTURY;

CANADA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74549220474     PISSN: 00076791     EISSN: 17437938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00076790902871636     Document Type: Article

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