Eric Berne of a heart attack in Carmel on July 15, 1970. Eric Berne Eric Berne (May 10, 1910 – July 15, 1970) was a Canadian-born psychiatrist who, in the middle of the 20th century, created the theory of transactional analysis as a way of explaining human behavior. Berne’s theory of transactional analysis was based on the ideas of Freud but was distinctly different. Freudian psychotherapists focused on talk therapy as a way of gaining insight to their patient’s personalities. Berne believed that insight could be better discovered by analyzing patients’ social transactions. Berne was among the first psychiatrists to apply game
Berne Union Berne Union represents 84 member companies from 73 countries worldwide. These include government-backed official export credit agencies, private credit and political risk insurers and multilateral institutions. In 2016, Berne Union members collectively provided payment risk protection to banks, exporters and investors amounting to US$1.87 trillion. This total business volume represents cover of approximately 11% of total world cross border trade for goods and services, as recorded by WTO figures. Since the beginning of the global financial crisis in 2008, Berne Union members have paid claims of approximately US$40 billion. The Berne union was founded in 1934 by private and state