The medical adviser in life assurance / by Edward Henry Sieveking.

  • Sieveking, Edward H. (Edward Henry), 1816-1904.
Date:
1882
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Credit: The medical adviser in life assurance / by Edward Henry Sieveking. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    INTRODUCTION. Among the features that may be regarded as charac- teristic of modem Christian society, Life Insurance stands prominently forward as peculiarly unselfish. Its main object, provision for those whom death deprives of their bread-winner and protector, en- tails self-denial and forethought on the part of the individual who takes out a policy, and may thus become indirectly a boon to himself, by compelling thrift, and keeping alive the best feelings of our common humanity. The more the principles of life insurance are understood, the more certain are they to be appreciated and acted upon; and while they give to society a guarantee for the uprightness and honesty of the individual, he in return assists in rendering more firm and stable the very ground- work of the republic. That the subject is one de- serving the attention of Governments has been proved by modern enactments, though it does not appear, from a return that lies before me, that the portion of the public for whom Post Office Insurances were specially intended, appreciates this offer of the highest B