An Essay on Insurances, Vol. 2: Being a Collection of All the Foreign Ordinances of Insurances, and Form of Policies, Translated Into English, With . Acts of Parliament Relating to Insurance

Magens, Nicolas

ISBN 10: 0656847646 / ISBN 13: 9780656847648

Published by Forgotten Books, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Essay on Insurances, Vol. 2: Being a Collection of All the Foreign Ordinances of Insurances, and Form of Policies, Translated Into English, With . Acts of Parliament Relating to Insurance
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0656847646
• ISBN 13: 9780656847648
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Unlock the rules and history of maritime insurance .

This archival volume gathers ordinances, forms of policies, and accompanying remarks from multiple jurisdictions, translated into English for clarity and study.

This volume offers a meticulous look at how insurance law shaped shipping, trade, and risk. It compiles ordinances, bottomry agreements, averages, and policy forms, with notes that illuminate obscure or defective passages. The collection spans Florence to England, Hamburg, Bilbao, and more, providing a essential reference for understanding how insurers operated in global commerce.

• Examine historical policy forms and their required terms
• See how rates, premiums, and recoveries were regulated
• Explore how different cities and nations managed shipwrecks, Salvage, and bottomry
• Learn how acts and charters influenced modern insurance practice

Ideal for readers of maritime history, legal historians, and professionals interested in the roots of insurance law and practice.