Regulated Lives : Life Insurance and British Society, 1800-1914 /

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Regulated Lives explores the British life insurance industry's changing assessments of the values and risks of human life between 1800 and 1914.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alborn, Timothy L., 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 2009
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social conditions.
Life insurance > Social aspects.
Life insurance.
Civilization.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Insurance > Risk Assessment & Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
Life insurance > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Life insurance > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Civilisation > 19e siecle.
Grande-Bretagne > Conditions sociales > 19e siecle.
Great Britain.
Great Britain > Civilization > 19th century.
Great Britain > Social conditions > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Insuring Britain
  • 2. Regulated Insurance Offices
  • 3. Doing Business
  • 4. Death and the Actuary
  • 5. Death and the Salesman
  • 6. Consuming Interest
  • 7. Little Piles of Savings
  • 8. Victorian Gatekeeping
  • 9. Detecting Deviance
  • 10. Dealing with Deviance
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. Life Insurance Offices Doing Business in Great Britain, 1800--1914
  • Appendix 2. Occupations of Insurance Agents.

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