Table of Contents

List of illustrations; List of tables; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The Amsterdam market and marine insurance; 3. Three event uncertainties: 1763, 1772–73, and war in 1780; 4. Structural risks and marine insurance: problems and case-studies; 5. Fluctuations in insurance rates; 6. A differential geography of marine insurance; 7. Conclusions; Appendix; Index.