Insurance in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (AEI Studies on Services Trade Negotiations)

Insurance in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (AEI Studies on Services Trade Negotiations) by Harold J. Skipper

In this monograph, Harold D. Skipper, Jr., of Georgia State University, provides a comprehensive analysis of the insurance industry worldwide and puts forward detailed recommendations for trade rules and regulatory principles that will advance the liberalization of insurance services. While the insurance sector shares many characteristics with banking and securities (treated in a separate monograph in this series), it also demands special attention because of its unique features. In addition, services negotiators have largely ignored this important segment of financial services

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN?

• AN OVERVIEW OF INSURANCE AND INSURANCE MARKETS 
• THE ROLE OF INSURANCE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• OVERVIEW OF THE GATS 26
• WHAT THE GATS HAS ACCOMPLISHED IN INSURANCE 
• WHAT MORE IS NEEDED?

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