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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > legal perspectives on death > life insurance
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > legal perspectives on death > life insurance
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > legal perspectives on death > life insurance
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > conceptualizations of death > legal perspectives on death > life insurance
... > social science subjects > health and social care > global health > society and health > insurance > life insurance
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > insurance > life insurance
... > social science subjects > business and management > entrepreneurship > new venture management > small business management > insurance > life insurance
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > crisis management > corporate crisis management > insurance > life insurance
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > crisis management > corporate crisis management > insurance > life insurance
... > social science subjects > business and management > entrepreneurship > new venture management > corporate entrepreneurship > corporate crisis management > insurance > life insurance
social science subjects > business and management > finance > insurance > life insurance
... > social science subjects > business and management > finance > expenditure > insurance > life insurance
... > social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > organized financing > insurance > life insurance

Preferred term

life insurance  

Definition

  • The first reference to life insurance comes from the Middle Ages. Groups of the poor in Rome came together to bury members and help their surviving family. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Life Insurance]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-HMKQCMMP-2

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