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1) What Is Life Insurance?
Author:
Daniel Collins
Category:
Insurance
An early form of life insurance can be traced back to Roman times when, because of the high costs of funerals, clubs were formed, known as 'burial clubs'. The guarantee of such an organisation for its members was that for a regular contribution they knew that upon death, their burial club would provide the necessary finance to cover the costs of their funeral and in some cases provide small lump sums for their dependants.
However, following the fall of Rome in the Fifth century, many of the...
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2) The benefits of personal accident insurance
Author:
Andrew Regan
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Most people think that they will be lucky enough not to fall victim to an accident. But the truth is that accidents can and do happen to anybody at anytime - usually when least expected. For example, did you know that in the UK every year 2.7 million people turn up at hospital accident and emergency departments seeking treatment because of an accident at home. Or that almost 4,000 people die each year in accidents at home*?
If you are unlucky enough to have an accident tha...
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