A Tedious, Brief History of Insurance—Digital PDF

This is the Digital PDF Version of the book. Upon purchase, you'll receive an email with download instructions. Save $10 + shipping when you choose the PDF format over the paperback. The History of Insurance is Rich, Varied, and Anything but BORING. Insurance brings out the best and the worst in people and institutions. It encompasses the imaginative and the idiotic, the sage and the silly, the altruistic and the esurient, the sheep-like and the shark-like, and, of course, the good, the bad, and the ugly. This fact-filled history examines the origins of many insurance coverages, insuring mechanisms, insurance laws and regulations, insurance customs and practices, and—just for fun—some of the less-proud moments in the insurance world. Through increased awareness of the historical events that have arisen from the web of relationships involving insurance, everyone—including the policyholder—has the opportunity to learn from the past and try to improve the workings of the insurance mec