Insurance. (Cover story)

• Autores: Bruce Grierson
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 301, Nº. 3, 2009, págs. 74-74
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the origin of insurance. Topics include a historical overview of insurance policies including the first insurance policy on record which is thought to be the Codex Hammurabi from 1780 allowing shippers whose goods were lost or stolen to gain compensation from the state. Also discussed is the use of the mathematical probability theory to calculate risk, its initial applications in the analysis of gambling games, and its use in the 21st century.