Kenneth Arrow and Karl Borch published several important articles in the early 1960s that can be viewed as the beginning of modern economic analysis of insurance activity. This chapter reviews the main theoretical and empirical contributions in insurance economics since that time. The review...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- General Presentation -- Contents of the Book -- Acknowledgments -- General References -- Chapter 1 Risk Management: Definition and Historical Development -- 1.1 History of Risk Management -- 1.2 Milestones in Financial...