The History of Insurance Vol 1

Volume 1 FIRE Introduction Note on Copy Texts Mr Newbold, London’s Improvement and the Builders’ Security Asserted, by the apparent advantages that will attend their easie charge, in raising such a joint-stock as may assure a Re-Building of those Houses which shall hereafter be Destroyed by the Casualties of Fire (1680) The Fire Office, ‘From the Insurance Office for Houses on the Back-Side of the Royal-Exchange’ (1680) The Fire Office, extracts from ‘Arguments for Insuring Houses from Fire’ (1680-1) The Fire Office, ‘September 16th 1681. An Advertisement from the Insurance Office for houses etc.’ (1681) The Fire Office, A Table of the Insurance Office at the Back-side of the Royal Exchange (1681) The Fire Office, A Table for Insurance of Houses from Fire from One Pound per annum to a Hundred for Thirty-one Years, or Under (1681) The Fire Office, ‘A Table of the Insurance Office at the back-side of the Royal Exchange (1685) The Fire Office, A Table shewing the Rates of Insuring Houses from One Year to Seven: at the Fire-Office, Kept against the Royal Exchange in Cornhill: And at the Rainbow-Coffee[1]House by the Inner-Temple-Gate in Fleetstreet (1700) Phenix Office, Two notices (1705) Phenix Office, Example policy of the Phenix Company (1705) Corporation of London, ‘At a Common Council holden in the chamber of the Guildhall___Proposals for Insuring of Houses in Cases of Fire (1681) Corporation of London, A Table of all Terms of Years from One to Thirty One Inclusive; and from thence by every Ten years to one Hundred Inclusive, and from thence for Ever (1681) Corporation of London, Fire Insurance Policy (c. 1682) An enquiry whether it be the interest of the City to insure houses from Fire; and what advantage the insured may expect more than from the Insurance Office already setled (1681) ‘Observations on the proposals of the city to insure houses in the case of fire’ (1681) I. R., ‘A Letter to a Gentleman of the Insurance Office, concerning the Cities insuring houses’ (1681) L. R., ‘To My Honoured Friend Mr M. T., one of the Committee chosen by the Common Council of London, for the Insuring of Houses by Fire’ (1682) L. R., ‘A second letter to his Honoured Friend Mr M. T. one of the Committee chosen by the Common-Council of London for the insuring of Houses from Fire’ (1682) A proposal of a New way or Method for Securing Houses from any Considerable Loss by Fire, by way of Subscription, and Mutuall Contribution (1683) A Breviate of the Establishment of the Friendly Society for Securing Houses from Loss by Fire by Mutual Contribution agreed by the Trustees Inroiled in Chancery, and to be seen at large at the Office (1684) N. B. [Dr Nicholas Barbon], ‘A letter to a Gentleman in the Country, Giving an Account of the Two Insurance-Offices: the Fire Office and Friendly Society’ (1684) H. S. [Henry Spelman], ‘A « Answer to a Letter to a Gentleman in the Countrey, giving an account of the Two Insurance Offices, the Fire Office and Friendly Society’ (1685) ‘The Method Proposed by Alexander Cutting for Preventing the Increase in Fires’ (1680s) Nicholas Barbon, An Advertisement: Being a Proposal by Dr Barbon and Partners for Insuring Houses and Goods from Fire by a Water-Work, And to serve the Insured Houses and others with Water, at a Cheaper rate, in the Price of the Water and Insurance (1694) Hand in Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Office, Insurance from Loss by Fire by the Amicable Contributors, at Tom's Coffee-House in St Martin’s-Lane (1696) Hand in Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Office, Deed of Settlement (1698) Hand in Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Office, A Proposal for Insuring Houses by the Friendly Society (c. 1700) Hand in Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Office, Union, or Double Hand- in-Hand Fire-Office for Insuring Goods and Merchandizes by Mutual Contribution in the way of the Hand-in-Hand Office for Houses (1716) Hand in Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Office, An Abstract of the Settlement of the Amicable Contributionship or Hand-in-Hand Fire Office, for Insuring Houses, etc., from Loss by Fire (1722) Salvage Corps Scheme, General Remark, No. 440 (1708) Sun Fire Office, Proposals set forth by the Company of London Insurers for insuring Houses, Moveable Goods, Merchandizes, Furniture and Wares from Loss and Damage by Fire (1710) Sun Fire Office, Proposals set forth by the Company of the Sun Fire-Office, in Threadneedle Street, behind the Royal Exchange, London, for Insuring Houses, moveable Goods, Merchandize, Furniture, and wares, from Loss and Damage by Fire, in any Part of Great Britain (1716) Sun Fire Office, Proposals From the Sun Fire Office, near the Royal Exchange, for insuring Houses and other Buildings, Goods, Wares, and Merchandize from Loss and Damage by Fire (1727) Charles Povey, The Secret History of the Sun-Fire-Office, dedicated to his Majesty*s Principal Ministers of State, and to the Governors, Directors and Trustees of all the Companies in Great Britain, also to the Guardians of Widows, Orphans, etc. (1733) Sun Fire Office, Proposals from the Sun Fire-Office in Cornhill, near the Royal-Exchange, For Insuring Houses, and other Buildings, Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, and Ships in Harbour, in Dock, or Building, and Craft, from Loss and Damage by Fire (1794) Sun Fire Office, Cornhill, near the Royal Exchange, and at Craig’s Court, Charing-Cross (1816) George Osmand, A Proposal: To the honourable the House of Commons, for raising great Sums of Money all over Great Britain, for the use of the Government, to the Benefit and Security of all those, that are any ways concerned (1711) Reasons humbly offered by the Sadlers-Hall-Society for their Establishment to insure Houses and Goods from Fire throughout England, with the Security of a Deposited Joint-Stock (1720) A New-Year's-Gift for the Directors, with some account of their plot against the two assurances (1721) George Griffin Stonestreet, The Portentious Globe: an enquiry into the Powers solicited from the Crown, under and Act of 39 Geo III entitled, (An Act enabling His Majesty to grant a Charter of Incorporation' (1800) Sun Fire Office, Instructions for the Agents of the Sun Fire Office (1807) 22 Geo III c. 48, An Act for charging a Duty on persons whose Property shall be insured against Loss by Fire (1782) ‘Observations on the Duties on Insurance’, Edinburgh Review (1832) George Coode, Revised Report on Fire Insurance Duties (1863) Association for the Abolition or Reduction of the Duty on Fire Insurance, The Fire Insurance Duty! History of the Agitation for Abolition or Reduction, and reply to Mr G. Coode’s Blue; Book revised report, etc. (1863) List of Fire Insurance Taxes and Duties 1694-1869 (1869)

This set gathers together key writings which chart the formative years of insurance and reviews important stages in the history of the subject from contemporary perspectives