Essential reading for professionals who work in the insurance and reinsurance industry and need to understand the global changes.
Professor Carter has brought his definitive text on reinsurance right up to date. The fifth edition contains the fundamental coverage of reinsurance practice which has made it indispensable among industry professionals. Readers should gain an in depth guide to the methods and practices which are changing the face of reinsurance.

Authors: Bob Carter, Nigel Ralph and Les Lucas
ISBN: ISBN 13: 978-1-85609-552-5 (9781856095525), ISBN 10: 1-85609-552-5 (1856095525)

Published: August 2013

Binding Format: 2 Volumes

CONTENTS
1.   The Role and Development of Reinsurance
2.   Types of Market
3.   Principles and Practice of Reinsurance
4.   Legal Principles Applicable to Reinsurance Contracts
5.   Forms of Reinsurance
6.   The Pricing of Non-life Reinsurance Contracts
7.   Facultative Reinsurance
8.   Proportional Reinsurance Treaties
9.   Non-proportional Treaties
10. Fixing Retentions
11. Property Reinsurance
12. Catastrophe Reinsurance
13. Casualty, Personal Accident and Other Non-marine (Except Property) Reinsurance
14. Marine and Aviation Reinsurance
15. Life Reassurance
16. Finite Risk Reinsurance and Alternative Risk Transfer
17. Technical Accounting
18. Financial Accounting and Management
19. The Management of Reinsurance Operations
20. International Practice and Problems
Index