Block #1: 9.00am-10.30pm - non-life insurance in South America and Asia

Three presentations of 20 minutes each followed by 30 minutes discussion, viz.

Authors

Title

1.

Alexandre Saes and Thiago Gambi (Brazil)

"Capital guarantee and credit: the insurance companies formation in Brazil 1808-89."

2.

Manuel Llorca (Chile)

"Marine insurance in British textile trade to Argentina and Chile early 19thC."

3.

Takau Yoneyama (Japan)

"The birth and evolution of tariff system of fire insurance in Japan, 1910-1940: from non-tariff companies' point of view."

Coffee break - 15 minutes

Block #2: 10.45am-12.30pm - life and health insurance in Asia, Africa, Australia and the US

Four presentations of 15 minutes each followed by 30 minutes discussion.

1.

John E. Murray (USA)

"The Art of the Actuarially Possible: Maternity Insurance in the United  States, 1930-1980."

2.

Yaofen Tseng (Japan)

"The Impact of Legal Infrastructure and Public Heath on Taiwan Life Insurance Development under Japanese Colonial Rule, 1895-1945."

3.

Monica Keneley (Australia)

"The rise and decline of mutual life insurance providers in Australia."

4.

Grietjie Verhoef (South Africa)

"Life Offices to the Rescue. The History of South African Life Assurance Companies' in the South African Economy during the Twentieth Century."