{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e258fe519301e0e38434eca/64a57832518b6e0011b68c28?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Meditations on Insurance And Society 6: Everyone Everywhere All At Once","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e258fe519301e0e38434eca/1689764840872-f3d54b125b052673fec384a67e721aac.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to Insurance Covered summer special mini series <strong><em>Meditations on Insurance and Society</em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Normally on this podcast Peter is joined by a guest to discuss an aspect of the wonderful world of insurance.&nbsp;But, this August, we are doing something different. Instead of our normal fortnightly podcast, we are releasing an 8 episode mini series focusing on the role that insurance has played throughout history in shaping society.&nbsp;They will incorporate a bit of history, a bit of philosophy, some psychology, a lot of insurance and… who knows what else.</p><p><br></p><p>In part six we look at:</p><ul><li>How insurance developed into the global industry it is today</li><li>How insurance came to be '<strong>everywhere</strong>'</li><li>How technology and enhanced trade encouraged the growth of insurance</li><li>The impact war in the 1900s had on dismantling the insurance network centred around Britain and the development of more national insurance industries </li><li>The development of specialist reinsurers </li><li>The use of microinsurance in developing countries</li><li>The welfare system making insurance available to <strong>everyone</strong></li></ul><p><br></p><p>We hope you enjoy the first of our summer special series and will follow along with new episodes releasing every Monday and Thursday throughout August.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Regular episodes will resume in September </em></p>","author_name":"RPC - Law firm"}