'Corporate governance in British insurance. How the Phoenix lost Norwich Union and lived to regret London Gurarantee & Accident' in R Fitzgerald & E Abe, Development of Corporate Governance
Details:
- Author(s) Trebilcock, Clive
- Publication type Chapter
- Year published 2004
- Pages pp73-107
Topics:
- Name Corporate governance
- Name Acquisition, takeover, merger, etc, activity exc competition issues
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
Deals with a particular case of corporate governance failure which was embedded in the Phoenix's acquisition programme in the early 20th century, and the management behaviour associated with it, which culminated in the flawed acquisition of London Guarantee & Accident and the imprudent disposal of Norwich Union Fire