March 12th - The Story of Fire Insurance - Online Webinar

Title: The Story of Fire Insurance

Presentation Overview:

Just after the Great Fire of London, Dr Nicolas Barbon first opened his Fire Office, a fire insurance company that offered to pay to rebuild properties if they were “damnified by fire”. This was the first fire insurance company, and was an instant success, so much so that others were quickly following suit and setting up fire insurance companies. Why was it such a success, how did it operate, what happened to the various companies over time. This will be explored during the webinar along with what the Insurance Museum’s plans for telling this story.

Speaker: Howard Benge

Howard Benge is the Director of the Insurance Museum. Howard brings extensive professional museum, archive, and City of London experience.

The Insurance Museum is focused on becoming an educational forum for engaging audiences in the global story of insurance – past, present and future.

Venue: Online Webinar

Online joining instructions will be shared 2 days prior to the event.

Audience:

The session is aimed at all CII/PFS members or guests who are interested to learn about the story of fire insurance.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the session, attendees will:

• Gain an understanding and knowledge of insurance history.
• Understand how the Insurance Museum will use this history to engage the public and young people with insurance, what it is and how it works.

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Please note: This event is a regional collaboration between the local institutes in the area. Your booking details will be shared with the Insurance Institute of Bournemouth, which is acting as the host institute for this event.