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The major part of this volume is devoted to the subject of fire insurance. The general principles involved in fire insurance are typical of those found in all forms of insurance other than life insurance. The miscellaneous forms of insurance, such as marine, steam boiler, employer’s liability, and workingmen’s insurance are discussed to the extent that each introduces new methods and new principles into the business. In selecting these readings, the aim has been to avoid those authors who treat the subject in technical language, as well as those who make the subject more simple than it really is, and thus conceal its real problems. The broad selection of material would not have been possible without the cooperation of others. It is a pleasure to record the fire spirit of publishers in permitting reprints from copyrighted books, and the willingness of authors to revise articles where changed conditions made revision desirable.
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