The Impossibility of War Risk Insurance

Originally published in 1938, this book presents 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.

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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.