The origin and early history of insurance : including the contract of bottomry
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The origin and early history of insurance : including the contract of bottomryTable of contents:
- FOREWORD. page 9- CONTENTS. page 11
- INTRODUCTION. page 19
- PART I. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONTRACT OF BOTTOMRY AND RESPONDENTIA DOWN TO THE IIth CENTURY a.d. page 61
- CHAPTER I. The Origin and Development of the Contract of Bottomry. page 63
- CHAPTER II. The Origin of the Contract of Bottomry, prior to 250 b.c. page 68
- CHAPTER III. The Contract as known to the Hindus. page 79
- CHAPTER IV. The Contract as known to the Greeks. page 90
- CHAPTER V. The Contract as known to the Romans. page 98
- PART II. TRACES OF METHODS OF INSURANCE OTHER THAN LIFE KNOWN TO THE ANCIENTS. page 123
- CHAPTER VI. Marine Insurance (other than Bottomry) practised by the Romans. page 125
- CHAPTER VII. Contracts op Indemnity used by the Romans. page 143
- PART III. WHETHER LIFE ASSURANCE WAS KNOWN TO THE ANCIENTS. page 151
- CHAPTER VIII. Life Assurance as known to the Romans. page 153
- CHAPTER IX. Probability that the Romans had some Means by which Loss arising through Death might be reduced or NULLIFIED. . page CHAPTER IX. Probability that the Romans had some Means by which Loss arising through Death might be reduced or NULLIFIED. .157
- CHAPTER X. Allusions to Longevity, Mortality, etc., by Early Writers. page 161
- CHAPTER XI. Sufficiency of the Knowledge of Mathematics and of Finance possessed by the Romans during the early Empire for the Calculations required. page 165
- CHAPTER XII. Tables of Annuity Values which were sanctioned by the Roman Law for Purposes of the Lex Falcidia. page 168
- CHAPTER XIII. Actuarial Knowledge not essential for Transaction of Life Assurance Business. page 171
- CHAPTER XIV. Manner of making Contracts of Non-mutual Life Assurance and of Transacting the Legal Part of the Business. page 176
- CHAPTER XV. Nature and Essential Parts of a Contract of Life Assurance. page 181
- CHAPTER XVI. Societies among the Greeks and Romans which provided Funds at Death of Members for Burial or other Purposes, with or without other Benefits. page 189
- CHAPTER XVII. The Roman Civilian (i.e. Non-Military) Societies. page 199
- CHAPTER XVIII. The Roman Veterans’ Societies. page 222
- CHAPTER XIX. The Roman Military Societies. page 227
- CHAPTER XX. Non-Mutual Contracts for Payments on’ Death of a Person or Persons as known to the Romans. page 238
- CHAPTER XXI. Examination of other Extracts from Roman Law which deal with Contracts of a Similar Nature. page 245
- PART IV. DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN INSURANCE FROM THE FAMILY GROUP SYSTEM AS EXEMPLIFIED IN BELGIUM. page 259
- CHAPTER XXII. Derivation of Modern Insurance. page 261
- CHAPTER XXIII. Development of Communal Insurance from Family Group System. page 264
- CHAPTER XXIV. Non-Mutual Insurance between 1227 and 1310. page 279
- CHAPTER XXV Marine Insurance. page 282
- CHAPTER XXVI. Life Assurance. page 294
- CHAPTER XXVII. Marine and other Insurance in other Countries. page 297
- APPENDICES. page 301
- BIBLIOGRAPHY. page 331
Creator:
C. F. TrenerryPublisher:
P.S. King et sonDate:
1926Subject:
AssicurazioniStoria