DOCUMENTS ON INSURANCE HISTORY
James Hazen Hyde and the Equitable Life Assurance Society
This includes a story of one of New York's most amazing parties.
The Oldest Life Insurance Policy
We're not sure exactly why this policy was created.
The Prudential "Rock of Gibraltar"
You probably thought it was on the Strait of Gibraltar. Think again.
He work was critical in reforming 19th century insurance. Almost no one remembers him today.
Group Insurance of Chinese Workers on the Swatow, 1854
Insuring a boatload of immigrant workers... not easy, but it was done.
This may be the worst abuse of insurance ever.