Impact of a fair value financial reporting system on insurance companies: A survey

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 540-581

  Dickinson, Gerry ^a,b   Liedtke, Patrick M ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Geneva Association   (Switzerland)

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EID: 8744281354     PISSN: 10185895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0440.2004.00302.x     Document Type: Review

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