The insurance industry in Brazil: a long-term view

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This paper surveys the formation and development of insurance business in Brazil. It describes its very first steps, from the colonial times and imperial era to recent events. Particular attention is given to regulatory changes, showing how they evolved in response to macroeconomic shocks that affected the Brazilian economy during this period.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Texto para discussão ; No. 572

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies ; Corporate Finance and Governance: Government Policy and Regulation ; Regulation and Industrial Policy: General ; Economic History: Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation: Latin America; Caribbean ; Corporate Finance and Governance: Government Policy and Regulation ; Regulation and Industrial Policy: General ; Economic History: Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation: Latin America; Caribbean
• Subject: Insurance ; Brazil ; Regulation. JEL Code: G22 ; Versicherung ; Brasilien

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): de Paiva Abreu, Marcelo ; Fernandes, Felipe Tâmega
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Departamento de Economia
• (where): Rio de Janeiro
• (when): 2010

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/176055
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