Phoenix Assurance and the Development of British Insurance
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 28, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1088
ISBN-13: 9780521254151
Subjects: Economic History; Insurance; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; British Isles; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Insurance - General; Business & Economics / Economic History; Phoenix Assurance
First sentence: The 'Arabian bird', the phoenix of legend, is supposed to live a thousand years, then build itself a funeral pyre, burst into melodious song, and, while fanning the flames with its wings, voluntarily cremate itself.