One Hundred Years of Fire Insurance - Being a History of the Aetna Insurance Company Hartford, Connecticut 1819-1919

Henry R. Gall, William George Jordan

• Publisher: White Press
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781473335844
• eBook ISBN: 9781473343030
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Insurance
• Index: Business

First published in 1919, this fascinating volume provides an overview of the history of the Aetna Insurance Company, beginning with their very first president and policy. A history of the Aetna Insurance Company is arguably a history of modern insurance itself, making this volume a must-read for those with an interest in the topic. Contents include: "Thomas K. Brace, First and Third President", "Section of Original Petition for Aetna Charter", "Original Entry in First Record Book", "Seal of Aetna Insurance Company", "First Aetna Advertisement", "Henry L. Ellsworth, Second President", "Page from Correspondence Book No. I", "Aetna Policy No. I" ,"Aetna Office Building, 1837 to 1867", etc. William George Jordan (1864 - 1928) was an American lecturer, editor, and essayist. He is most famous for his self-help books, especially those on the subject of mental training and cognitive improvement. Other notable works by this author include: "Mental Training" (1894), "The Kingship of Self-Control" (1898), and "The Majesty of Calmness" (1900). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Contents
• Chapter I: The Dawn
• Chapter II: Birthplace of the Ætna
• Chapter III: Starting a Great Enterprise
• Chapter IV Building for the Future
• Chapter V: The Ætna Begins to Spread
• Chapter VI: Facing its First Crisis
• Chapter VII: “Old Ætna’s” Growing Pains
• Chapter VIII: New Times and New Faces
• Chapter IX: The Ætna’s Courageous Stand
• Chapter X: President Clark’s Administration
• Chapter XI: The Ætna and its Agents
• Chapter XII: The Winning of the West
• Chapter XIII: The Pacific Branch
• Chapter XIV: The Law Makers and Insurance
• Chapter XV: Marine Underwriting
• Chapter XVI: During the Great War
• Chapter XVII: The Past and the Present
• Appendix I: Original Charter of the Ætna Insurance Company with Amendments
• Appendix II: Chronological History of the Ætna Insurance Company
• Appendix III: Original Stockholders of the Ætna Insurance Company
• Appendix IV: Directors of the Ætna Insurance Company from 1819 to 1919
• Appendix V: OFficers of the Ætna Insurance Company from 1819 to 1919 and their terms of Service
• Appendix VI: Losses Paid by the Ætna Insurance Companyin One Hundred Years
• Index