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Ethics of the other and the Hypo case : moments of blindness in the conduct of business of a failed bank
No full textauthor: Christiane MittererMasterarbeit University of Innsbruck 201
Ethics of the other and the Hypo case : moments of blindness in the conduct of business of a failed bank
No full textauthor: Christiane MittererMasterarbeit University of Innsbruck 201
The London Market Excess of Loss Spiral
No full textThis thesis explores the London Market Excess of Loss Spiral (“LMX Spiral”), a phenomenon based upon excess of loss reinsurance contracts that developed within the London reinsurance market of the 1980s. The unwinding of the LMX Spiral was a key factor in the crisis the Lloyd’s insurance market had to face in the early 1990s. However, whilst the crisis resulted in a wave of litigation in the English courts, there is no legal appraisal of the additional element of risk brought by the LMX Spiral itself. The case law instead focuses on the duties of the underwriters and various agents that fuelled its development.This situation is unsatisfactory for two reasons. Firstly, reinsurance spirals are a potential side-effect of XL reinsurance markets and therefore other spirals may develop in the future. Secondly, this thesis shows that once a reinsurance spiral reaches a certain point, it becomes unsustainable, generating instability within the relevant reinsurance market.This thesis provides a detailed legal appraisal of reinsurance spirals and a new analysis of excess of loss reinsurance contracts. The first part sets out the relevant legal principles and describes the LMX Spiral and its impact; listing, for the first time, the “Spiral Effects” identified through reports and actuarial models. The second part reviews the case law and assesses the legal nature of the excess of loss “Spiral Contracts” at the core of any reinsurance spiral, concluding that the Spiral Effects can distort the Spiral Contracts to the point where they become simple contracts of indemnity. The third part explores the nature of excess of loss reinsurance in light of the review of the Spiral Contracts, submitting that excess of loss reinsurance contracts cover both the liability of the reinsured and the relevant insured peril
Interview: A Discussion on A Democratic Enlightenment: The Reconciliation Image, Aesthetic Education, Possible Politics
No full textArt Style | Art & Culture International Magazine
Christiane Wagner in discussion with the author Morton Schoolman on
A Democratic Enlightenment: The Reconciliation Image, Aesthetic Education, Possible Politics
(Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2020)Morton Schoolman's teaching and research fields are modern political and social theory, including American political thought, with
a particular interest within these fields in
the relation among politics, aesthetics, art and film. He is author of A Democratic Enlightenment: The Reconciliation Image, Aesthetic Education, Possible Politics, published by Duke University Press, 2020.
Christiane Wagner is the editor-in-chief, founder, and creative director of the Art Style, Art & Culture International Magazine
Serious Games - case study
No full textA chapter in an international book concerning curating new media art. The chapter examines a case study of an exhibition curated by the author, including analysis of press response, and audience behaviours. The chapter was invited by the editor, and peer-reviewed and edited. Christiane Paul is a leading curator, author and editor, and other chapters in the book include international authors and curators: Charlie Gere, Steve Dietz, Jon Ippolito, Sara Diamond, Caitlin Jones, and Tilman Baumgärtel. The book has proved popular, and has been produced in paperback. The book has been reviewed internationally, and the case studies particularly praised for sharing practical knowledge
Book Review: Translating As A Purposeful Activity—Functionalist Approaches Explained [1997] Christiane Nord (Author)
No full textTranslating as a Purposeful Activity--- Functionalist Approached Explained (1997) by Christiane Nord is an excellent book on the German school and functional translation theory. This is a functional theoretical work that is worth studying in terms of writing ideas, language expression, and writing logic. This paper will publicize and evaluate this book from the three aspects of writing thought, language expression, and writing logic, in the hope that it will provide a reference for subsequent studies
Naming respectable women: the case of the “religious sphere”, Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood (1996)
No full textAccording to Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood, the distinction between the public and the private sphere readily applies to the Athens of the Classical period. As we understand from documents produced from a judiciary context, in which we find the notion of kurios, female Athenian citizens were subordinates at home. However, the author maintains, this was not the case within the public sphere: “If it is correct that respectable women were not named in public, such prohibition was not valid in the ..
Profile of Dr. Christiane Northrup of Yarmouth, founder of the innovative Women
No full textProfile of Dr. Christiane Northrup of Yarmouth, founder of the innovative Women to Women gynecology practice in Yarmouth, a best-selling author and leading voice for holistic health care. This year, Northrup has had two books reach The New York Times bestseller list: The Wisdom of Menopause released in March, and Women\u27s Bodies, Women\u27s Wisdom first published in hardcover in 1994 and now available in paperback
The effect of secular resonances in the asteroid region between 2.1 and 2.4 AU
No full textThe asteroid region between 2.1 and 2.4 AU appears to be depopulated at inclinations i greater than 12 deg. This region is surrounded by the three main secular resonances nu(sub 5), nu(sub 6), and nu(sub 16) and is crossed by higher order secular resonances. Secular resonances appear to overlap in this region. Numerical integrations of the orbits of seventeen fictituous asteroids with initial inclinations 12 deg less than or equal to i less than or equal to 20 deg show the following: (1) this particular asteroid region is not depopulated in our computer experiment on timescales of 2.7 Myrs; (2) inclinations are pumped up by successive crossings through higher order secular resonances while eccentricities are not increased sufficiently to produce planet-crossers; (3) bodies located in the bordering nu(sub 6) resonance with semi-major axes a less than or equal to 2.4 AU become Earth-crossers on a time scale of 1 Myr; and (4) we confirm the result that modes due to higher order secular resonances must be eliminated when proper elements are computed
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