Fire societies
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Risk
Insurance
Time
21.12.1801
Locations
BostonCountries
United Arab Emirates
Members of fire societies were obliged to help each other to secure goods from burning houses of fellow members. The societies had their own firefighting equipment. Some of them gradually started collecting money for those affected by a fire and eventually turned into mutual fire insurance companies.
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Categories
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Insurance
Time
21.12.1801
Locations
BostonCountries
United States
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