Archive for November, 2010

Betting On Lives: The Culture of Life Insurance in England, 1695-1775

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Betting on Lives uses the early history of life insurance to examine the economic, social, cultural and intellectual history of eighteenth-century England. Illegal almost everywhere else in Europe, life insurance in England was vigorously promoted in the three decades following the Glorious Revolution of 1688. While serving as a means of prudential risk-avoidance, life insurance also appealed strongly to the gambling instincts of England’s burgeoning middling sort. … More >>

Betting On Lives: The Culture of Life Insurance in England, 1695-1775

The 2009-2014 Outlook for Accident and Health Insurance and Medical Service Plans Sold by Life Insurance Companies in Greater China

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This econometric study covers the latent demand outlook for accident and health insurance and medical service plans sold by life insurance companies across the regions of Greater China, including provinces, autonomous regions (Guangxi, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Xizang – Tibet), municipalities (Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, and Tianjin), special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau), and Taiwan (all hereafter referred to as “regions”). Latent demand (in m… More >>

The 2009-2014 Outlook for Accident and Health Insurance and Medical Service Plans Sold by Life Insurance Companies in Greater China