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Antony Brown. 300 Years of Lloyd's. A Lloyd's List Special Supplement. London, Lloyd's of London Press, 1988.
€ 15.00
Softcover, 268pp., 24x34cm., illustr. in col. and b/w., in very good condition.
Itemnummer 18988
This special supplement celebrates the three-hundred-year heritage of the world-famous insurance institution, Lloyd's of London. It provides a richly illustrated overview of its evolution from a coffee-house meeting place in the 17th century to a global insurance market by the late 20th century. With archival photographs, original documents and expert commentary, readers are guided through major milestones including marine underwriting, the birth of syndicates, shifts in risk-bearing and the challenges of modern insurance. A definitive reference for maritime historians, insurance professionals and anyone interested in one of Britain's most enduring institutions. The publication is structured as a commemorative supplement for Lloyd's List, featuring essays, timeline sections and pictorial spreads. Key chapters address the origins of Lloyd's at Edward Lloyd's coffee house, the establishment of formal underwriting practices in the 18th and 19th centuries, the transition to non-marine underwriting and the emergence of syndicates and corporate capital. A substantial colour plate section illustrates historic buildings, ship disasters, signatures of underwriting names, wartime insurance charts and modern satellite risk assessments. The book thus blends narrative history with visual documentation, offering insight into how Lloyd's has shaped and adapted to global risk environments.






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