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Zammit, M.L., Spiteri, J. and Grima, S. (2018), "Index", The Development of the Maltese Insurance Industry: A Comprehensive Study, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 159-163. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78756-977-520181006

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INDEX

Index

Ab incarnatione

, 89

Accession Treaties

, 33

Acta iuratorum et consilii civitatis et insulae Maltae (Wettinger)

, 42

Air transport

, 75

‘Allfinanz’

, 25

American Life Insurance Co. Ltd (AIG)

, 57

The Anglo-Maltese Insurance Company

, 49–50, 104

Appunti sugli Archivi di Malta

, 11

Archival research

strategy

, 10–11

tools

, 14–15

Associateship of Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII)

, 79

Atlas Assurance Company

, 55

Atlas Group

, 54–55

Atlas Insurance

, 94

Aviation

, 4

‘Bancassurance’

, 25

Basel requirements

, 27

Bilsiner Gilde

, 108

Biological disasters

, 31

Borsa di Malta

, 65–66

Bottomries

, 61

Bottomry Bonds

, 23

British merchants

, 50

British period

, 49–55

British Pound

, 54

Business mentality

, 35

Capital endowment insurance

, 21

Captive insurance

, 1, 22, 58, 73, 103, 107

Cargo insurance

contract for road transport

, 28

market

, 95

Central Bank of Malta

, 82

CGU

, 36

Chamber of Commerce

, 11, 12, 52, 53, 65–66, 75

Citadel Insurance Agency Ltd

, 79

Citadel Insurance plc

, 93

Climate change

, 7, 36–37, 88–89

Climatological disasters

, 31

Close-ended questions

, 15

Comité Européen des Assurances (CEA)

, 25

Commenda

, 59

Commercial Horses Liability

, 96

Commercial Union Assurance Company

, 55

Committee

, 19

Companie di Assicurazioni

, 74

Compensation

, 62

Compulsory Reinsurance Legal Cession

, 74, 94

Concepts

, 3–8

Conceptual Framework

, 3, 5, 8, 10

Consolato di Mare

, 65

Contracts of insurance

, 62

Copies of insurance contracts

, 141–148

Cultural changes

, 7, 37–38, 89–91

Culture

, 4

Cyber risk

, 35–36, 87

Data collection tools

, 14–15

Debitum (debt)

, 47

Disaster recovery

, 6, 31, 79–81

Disruption

, 27

Disruptive technologies

, 27

Disruptors of insurance in Europe

, 27

climate change

, 36–37

cultural changes

, 37–38

disaster recovery

, 31

economic development

, 30

economic needs

, 38–39

economic trends

, 39–40

EU accession

, 33–34

globalisation

, 32–33

industry trends

, 34–35

risk mitigation

, 31–32

socio-political events

, 29–30

technology

, 35–36

transportation

, 27–29

Domiciliation of international insurance companies

, 10

Economic(s)

, 4

capital

, 7, 38–39

development

, 6, 30, 77–79

needs

, 7, 38–39, 91–92

recovery

, 38

trends

, 5, 7, 39–40, 92–93

vulnerability

, 77–78

Education

, 38

Electoral Manifesto of Malta Nationalist Party (1987)

, 66

Elmo Insurance Agency Limited

, 94

Equine insurance

, 96, 103

EU accession

, 7, 33–34, 83–84

Europe

disruptors of insurance in

, 27–40

insurance development in

, 22–26

unemployment in

, 92

European backdrop

, 4

European Commission

directives

, 27

insurance-related directives

, 68

European development

, 6, 41, 58

British period

, 49–55

earliest forms of insurance

, 41

French period

, 48

Knights Hospitaller of St John

, 42–48

Malta post-independence

, 55–58

European Economic Community (EEC)

, 66

European insurers

, 25

European regulations

, 6, 26–27, 63–75

European Union (EU)

, 1, 21

European Union Solvency II Directive

, 69

Eurostat

, 92

Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA)

, 87

Fertility rates

, 92

Financial crisis

, 19, 29, 38–40, 82–83, 92

Financial stress

, 82

‘Fire Office’

, 24

First Committee of Friendly Societies

, 22

Foreign exchange risks

, 40

Free of particular average (FPA)

, 95

French period

, 48

Gasan-Mamo Insurance Co. Ltd.,

, 93

Geophysical disasters

, 31

Globalisation

, 6, 32–33, 81–83

‘Gold-plating of Solvency I’

, 96

Great Fire of London

, 24

Gross premiums

, 34–35

Gross value added (GVA)

, 85

Guarantors

, 61

Guardian Insurance

, 94

Handwriting

, 12

Health insurance

, 19, 25–26, 30, 89, 93

Highly Qualified Person Rules

, 89

Human Resources

, 79

Hydrological disasters

, 31

Income smoothing effect

, 30

Incorporated cell companies (ICCs)

, 1

Indemnity insurance

, 22

Industrial revolution

, 77

Industry professionals

, 2

Industry trends

, 7, 34–35, 84–86

Inflation

, 40

Inland Revenue Service

, 17

Insurance

, 17, 18, 29, 31, 79

capital endowment

, 21

captive

, 1, 22, 58, 73, 103, 107

claims

, 64

contract

, 17, 29

development in Europe

, 22–26

development in Malta

, 100–103

disruptors in Europe

, 27–40

earliest forms of

, 41

flow chart of literature review

, 18

industry

, 11, 32

jurisdictions

, 84

largest insurance companies

, 20

legislation

, 26–27, 97

life

, 57, 103

mergers in insurance market

, 93–94

personal accident

, 30

regulation

, 26–27, 97

undertakings authorised in Malta

, 21

Insurance Business Act

, 22, 67, 69, 71, 73, 94

Insurance Europe

, 25

Insurance industry in Malta

, 1–2, 17

aviation

, 4

concepts and propositions

, 3–8

conceptual framework

, 3

culture

, 4

data collection tools

, 14–15

economic trends

, 5

economics

, 4

European backdrop

, 4

history

, 3

limitations of methodology

, 12–14

methodology

, 9–11

regulation

, 4

sampling methods

, 11–12

significance

, 15–16

trade

, 4

Insurance Information Institute

, 19

Insurance Intermediaries Act

, 69

Insurance Office

, 24

Insurers

, 36

International Chamber of Commerce

, 28

International Commercial Terms (Incoterms)

, 28

Interview information letter and sample questions

, 111–112

Job mobility

, 89

Judicial decisions

, 29

Knights Hospitaller of St John

, 42–48

Land transportation

, 28

Life insurance

, 57, 103

Lloyd’s Market Insurers

, 25

Lloyds of London in Malta

, 51, 105

Local insurance brokers

, 83

Local tax incentives

, 89

Loss adjuster

, 31

“;Maleth” Island of

, 58

Malta

, (see also Insurance industry in Malta)

contributors impede or Foster Malta’s attractiveness for insurance companies

, 106–107

impact and significance of study

, 108–109

influence of EU regulation and legislation on regulation

, 96–97

insurance development in

, 100–103

main contributors to development of insurance in

, 103–105

post-independence

, 55–58

recommendations

, 109

reinsurance

, 94

specific insurance for sport in

, 96

transport system

, 75

Malta Chamber of Commerce

, 62, 64

Malta Export Credit Insurance Company Ltd

, 66

Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA)

, 1, 56

Malta Financial Services Centre (MFSC)

, 66

Malta Insurance Management Association survey

, 1

Malta International Business Authority (MIBA)

, 74, 94

Malta International Training Centre (MITC)

, 9

Malta International Training Centre

, 79

Maltese commercial laws

, 65

Maltese courts

, 65

Maltese Insurance Company, The

, 49

Maltese Scud

, 54

‘Marine Cargo Clauses. A Collection of Non-Institute Clauses’ (Pace)

, 95

Mediterranean Insurance Brokers

, 79, 86

Mediterranean Insurance Training Centre (MITC)

, 79

Merchant associations and partnerships

, 62

Mergers in insurance market

, 93–94

Meteorological disasters

, 31

Middlesea Insurance Co. Ltd

, 56–57, 69, 71, 78–79, 94, 96, 103

Middlesea Valletta Life Assurance Co. Ltd

, 57

Mobile devices

, 86–87

Motor insurance

, 103

Munich RE

, 36

National Archives in Mdina

, 45

Natural disasters

, 31

Non-Institute Marine Cargo Insurance Clauses

, 95

Non-probability purposive techniques

, 11–12

The Northern Assurance Company Ltd

, 55

Notarial Archives

, 11, 12, 14, 46–47, 60, 64, 76, 101

Notarial Archives Valletta

, 45, 113–137

Notarial contracts

, 107–108

Notarial meanings

, 139–140

Offshore companies

, 94

Oil spillage, risk of

, 80

Open-ended questions

, 13, 15

PERLA Protection Plan

, 93

PERLA Retirement Plan

, 93

Personal accident insurance

, 30

Photovoltaic panels

, 35

Policyholders

, 35

Political interventions

, 29

Port Activities in Mid-Sixteenth Century Malta

, 59

Post-World War II

, 29

Premium

, 17, 20–23, 25, 28, 31, 34, 45, 71, 85, 93

Propositions

, 3–8

Protected cell companies (PCCs)

, 1, 22

Prudential Regulation Authorities (PERG)

, 17

Re-Insurance

, 103, 107

business

, 22

Regulation

, 4

European regulations

, 6, 26–27, 63–75

Insurance regulation

, 26–27, 97

regulation

, 4

Regulatory framework

, 10

‘Rendiconto del Primo Ezercizio della Camera di Commercio’

, 75

Research findings

, 41

authorised insurance companies

, 67

climate change

, 88–89

cultural changes

, 89–91

disaster recovery

, 79–81

economic development

, 77–79

economic needs

, 91–92

economic trends

, 92–93

EU Accession

, 83–84

European commission insurance-related directives

, 68

European development

, 41–58

European regulations

, 63–75

globalisation

, 81–83

industry trends

, 84–86

Maltese subsidiary legislation relating to insurance

, 70

propositions

, 93–97

risk mitigation

, 81

socio political events

, 76–77

technology

, 86–87

trade

, 58–63

transportation

, 75–76

Resilience

, 77–78

Respectable Merchant

, 51

Respondentia bonds

, 61

Rhodian Sea Law

, 19, 22–23

Risk

cyber

, 35–36, 87

foreign exchange

, 40

mitigation

, 6, 31–32, 81

partnerships

, 34

risk of oil spillage

, 80

RMS

, 36

Roman Catholic Church

, 44

Rome Convention

, 26

Royal Commissioners

, 65

Royal International Insurance Holdings Ltd

, 94

Royal Sun Alliance

, 94

Sampling methods

, 11–12

Sea Malta

, 86

Sea-exchange contract

, 60

Semi-structured interviews, tools using in

, 15

Sicily Channel

, 79–80

Snowballing sampling techniques

, 11–12

Societas maris

, 59

Society of British Merchants

, 49

Socio-political events

, 6, 29–30, 76–77

Socio-political framework of Malta

, 10

Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR)

, 39

Solvency I Directive

, 27, 96

Solvency II directive

, 27, 39, 68, 90–97

Sound insurance industry

, 39

Sub agents

, 73

in areas of life insurance

, 57

Surety

, 43, 44

Technology

, 7, 35–36, 86–87

Tokyo Marine Holdings

, 36

Trade

, 4, 6, 58–63, 103

The Tradesman (Barnard)

, 49

Transportation

, 6, 27–29, 75–76

Treaty of Rome

, 25–26

Unemployment in Europe

, 92

Universal healthcare

, 37

Value at risk (VaR)

, 39

With average (WA)

, 95