Publication Type:
Book ChapterSource:
Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society, Sage Publications (2010)URL:
http://www.sage-ereference.com/nanoscience/Abstract_n387.htmlKeywords:
Encyclopedia, insurance, Nanotechnology, reinsurance, riskAbstract:
Insurances and reinsurances constitute the commercial insurance sector. While insurers underwrite risks directly with the insured, reinsurers insure the insurers. Thus, in combination they manage not only the risks originating directly in society and economy, but also the ones that they have as ...