THE INSURANCE CYCLOPÆDIA: BEING A DICTIONARY OF THE DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN CONNEXION WITH THE THEORY A BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY OF THE LIVES OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REPERTORY OF ALL WORKS WRITTEN UPON THE SUBJECT OF INSURANCE AND ITS AN HISTORICAL TREASURY OF EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES CONNECTED WITH THE ORIGIN AND 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., 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. 1871. 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. |