The Provincial Insurance Company, 1903-38
Family, Markets, Competitive Growth
Seiten
1992
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-0-7190-3637-8 (ISBN)
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-0-7190-3637-8 (ISBN)
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Through an investigation of how one English company discovered opportunities for growth by competing outside the existing tariffs, this book aims to provide a new perspective on the history of competition in the insurance industry and the operation of cartels in British business.
Founded by a wealthy cotton master, the Provincial Insurance Company was owned and managed by his sons. It grew by diversifying across general insurance markets, achieving its greatest success in motor insurance in the interwar years. This expansion occurred in markets dominated by the tariff organizations through which larger companies controlled competition. This study shows how the Provincial discovered opportunities for growth by competing outside the tariffs, providing a new perspective on the history of competition in insurance and the operation of cartels in British business history generally. An attempt to see company growth within its competitive context, this book blends industrial theory and business history, covering oligopoly and collusion, corporate growth, the family firm, investment markets and the financial services sector.
Founded by a wealthy cotton master, the Provincial Insurance Company was owned and managed by his sons. It grew by diversifying across general insurance markets, achieving its greatest success in motor insurance in the interwar years. This expansion occurred in markets dominated by the tariff organizations through which larger companies controlled competition. This study shows how the Provincial discovered opportunities for growth by competing outside the tariffs, providing a new perspective on the history of competition in insurance and the operation of cartels in British business history generally. An attempt to see company growth within its competitive context, this book blends industrial theory and business history, covering oligopoly and collusion, corporate growth, the family firm, investment markets and the financial services sector.
The origins of the Provincial; general insurance before 1914; the development of strategy; a foothold in the market; the profitability of business; uncertainty, war and an interruption to development; business in wartime; profitability in wartime; family concerns and wider horizons; the general insurance market between the wars; the Provincial's home business between the wars; the development of the Provincial's organization; the Provincial overseas; the Provincial at sea; investment - riding the tiger.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.11.1992 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Manchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 240 mm |
| Themenwelt | Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Spezielle Betriebswirtschaftslehre ► Versicherungsbetriebslehre |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7190-3637-2 / 0719036372 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7190-3637-8 / 9780719036378 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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