by Alan Jervis | May 4, 2020 | Articles
When the Society for the Registry of Shipping, which was to become Lloyd’s Register, was founded in 1760, Samuel Saunders was the proprietor of the coffee house. After Saunders passed away, the reputation of the coffee house declined. Gambling and speculation was...
by Alan Jervis | May 1, 2020 | Articles
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by Alan Jervis | May 1, 2020 | Articles
Edward Lloyd dies in 1713. In his will he named his daughters Mary, Abigail, Elinor and Handy, and his third wife, Martha. A codicil to his will assigned the lease of his coffee house to his head waiter, William Newton who married Handy. When Handy died in...
by Alan Jervis | Apr 30, 2020 | Articles
Main Headings of Insurance: Insurance for material damage Loss of profit insurance indemnifies financial losses due to temporary interruption of gas or crude oil supply, following an accidental material damage to the platform. Well control insurance covers the cost...
by Alan Jervis | Apr 30, 2020 | Articles
In the 1680s many London merchants transacted much of their business at the Royal Exchange, a meeting place in the City for businesses and merchants. News of shipping was collected in the social atmosphere of the coffee houses which became centres for specialised...
