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THE

INSURANCE CYCLOPÆDIA:

BEING

A DICTIONARY

OF THE DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN CONNEXION WITH THE THEORY
AND PRACTICE OF INSURANCE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES :

A BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY

OF THE LIVES OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE THEORY AND PRACTICE
OF INSURANCE: WHETHER AS AUTHOR, MANAGER, ACTUARY,
SECRETARY, AGENCY SUPERINTENDENT, OR OTHERWISE:

A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REPERTORY

OF ALL WORKS WRITTEN UPON THE SUBJECT OF INSURANCE AND ITS
ASSOCIATED SCIENCES:

AN HISTORICAL TREASURY

OF EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES CONNECTED WITH THE ORIGIN AND
PROGRESS OF INSURANCE, INCLUDING A HISTORY OF ALL KNOWN
OFFICES OF INSURANCE FOUNDED IN GREAT BRITAIN,
FROM THE BEGINNING.

AND ALSO CONTAINING A DETAILED

ACCOUNT OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF INSURANCE

IN EUROPE AND IN AMERICA.

BY

CORNELIUS WALFORD, F.I.A., F.S.S.,

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BARRISTER-AT-LAW;

AUTHOR OF INSURANCE GUIDE AND HAND-BOOK," "INSURANCE YEAR-BOOK," ETC. ETC.

VOLUME I.

LONDON:

CHARLES AND EDWIN LAYTON, FLEET STREET.

NEW YORK:

J. H. & C. M. GOODSELL, 156 & 8, BROADWAY;

AND WASHINGTON STREET, CHICAGO.

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LONDON:

PRINTED BY CHARLES AND EDWIN LAYTON,

FLEET STREET AND GOUGH SQUARE.

TO THE

PRESIDENT, COUNCIL, FELLOWS AND ASSOCIATES

OF THE

INSTITUTE OF ACTUARIES

OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND;

AND TO THE

PRESIDENT, COUNCIL, FELLOWS AND ASSOCIATES

OF THE

FACULTY OF ACTUARIES

IN SCOTLAND;

I RESPECTFULLY DEDICATE THIS WORK

IN THE HOPE AND BELIEF

THAT ITS CONTENTS WILL BE FOUND OF SUCH INTEREST AND VALUE

AS TO ENTITLE IT

NOT ONLY TO THEIR RECOGNITION, BUT TO THEIR PERMANENT REGARD,

AS THE PRODUCTION OF AN EARNEST FELLOW-LABOURER

IN THE FIELD OF ENTERPRISE

TO WHICH THEIR LABOURS AND THEIR LIVES ARE DEVOTED.

THE AUTHOR.

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