Article ID: CBB196663773

British Fire Insurers in Australia, 1860–1920: A Story of Enterprise, Luck, and Resilience (Autumn 2020)

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The global expansion of British insurers in the nineteenth century has been a feature of insurance history that has highlighted the strategic nature of the multinational enterprise (MNE). The growth of the Australian colonies from the mid-nineteenth century attracted the interest of these overseas insurers. This article considers the challenges these firms faced and the way in which these trials were overcome. Effective networks were important in establishing a market presence in the Australian colonies. A combination of enterprise, luck, and resilience assisted in building these links. The experience of British insurers in the colonies sheds light on the processes of MNE expansion into markets beyond their range of tacit knowledge and expertise.

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Authors & Contributors
Christina Harrison
Beemen, Olivier van
Markus A. Denzel
Donzé, Pierre-Yves
Thornton, Tamara Plakins
William Dalrymple
Concepts
Great Britain, colonies
Business history
International Business corporations
Botany
Biographies
Gardens
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
18th century
20th century, early
17th century
Places
Australia
Great Britain
India
Africa
Hamburg (Germany)
Melbourne (Victoria, Australia)
Institutions
W.H. Smith and Son
Marconi Española
Heineken’s Bierbrouwerij Maatschappij
Nestlé (Firm)
East India Company (English)
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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