The Origin and Early History of Insurance

by Charles Farley Trenerry

The Ancient and Medieval Roots of Insurance This richly detailed history examines the: "(i) origin and development of the contract of Bottomry and Respondentia down to the 11th century A.D. (ii) the traces of methods of insurance other than life known to the Ancients (iii) The Question whether life assurance was known and practised by the Romans or their predecessors (iv) The history of the development of medi val insurance in the Low Countries from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584779322
• ISBN13: 9781584779322
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"