The Impossibility of War Risk Insurance
A Paper Read before the Insurance Institute of London on 15th March 1938

Originally published in 1938, this book examines the impossibility of insurance companies giving people compensation in the event of damage from enemy military action.

William P. Elderton (Author)

9781316633281, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 23 February 2017

18 pages
21.7 x 14.2 x 0.2 cm, 0.38 kg

Originally published in 1938, this book presents the content of a paper read before the Insurance Institute of London by the leading actuary and statistician Sir William P. Elderton (1877–1962). The text provides an account regarding the impossibility of insurance companies giving people compensation in the event of damage from enemy military action. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in economic history, military history and the insurance industry.

The impossibility of war risk insurance.

Subject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW]