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Palgrave MacMillan On the Brink How a Crisis Transformed Lloyds of London 2014 Edition by Andrew Duguid
Huge losses very nearly destroyed Lloyd's, a revered British institution, the world's largest insurance market. Ten thousand people faced big personal bills they thought profoundly unfair. They challenged a complacent institution, forcing it to confront its biggest ever crisis. This book tells what really happened, from the inside. Table of contents :- 1. Inside Out 2. Hidden Trains 3. Alarm Bells 4. Fresh Start 5. The Chasm 6. Last Chance 7. Struggling 8. Tightrope 9. Aftermath Reflections