International Insurance Markets: Between Global Dynamics and Local Contingencies—An Introduction -- The United States Insurance Market: Characteristics and Trends -- The Japanese Insurance Market and Companies: Recent Trends -- The UK Insurance Industry—Structure and Performance -- The...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the outcome of European Union (EU) deregulation and competition policies on the competitive conditions of the main EU banking markets. Design/methodology/approach – After a review of deregulation and competitition policies in the EU banking...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the outcome of European Union (EU) deregulation and competition policies on the competitive conditions of the main EU banking markets. Design/methodology/approach – After a review of deregulation and competitition policies in the EU banking...