1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 How did Asbestos almost bring down Lloyds of London? Welcome to the Insurance vs History Podcast! In my fifth (and supersized!) episode, I discuss the various reasons why Asbestos and the insurance crisis surrounding Asbestos liability claims in the 1980s nearly brought down the entire Lloyds marketplace. Join me for a deeper dive into General Liability Insurance, an explanation of the Asbestos crisis, and Names at Lloyds! &amp;nbsp; Links: How the Names lost their shirts | Money | The Guardian The $200 Billion Miscarriage Of Justice Asbestos lawyers are pitting plaintiffs who aren't sick against companies that never made the stuff--and extracting billions for themselves. - March 4, 2002 (fortune.com) Asbestos Litigation | RAND The Bitter Fight Over the Manville Trust - The New York Times (nytimes.com) TSHA | Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation (tshaonline.org) Law Journal Articles (sorry, no links): Assessing the Coverage Carnage: Asbestos Liability and Insurance after Three Decades of Dispute By Jeffrey W. Stempel, 2005. 12 Conn. Ins. L.J. 349 (2005-2006) Asbestos Litigation Reform By Janet Brierton, Associate Legislative Attorney, Feb 17, 2004 OLR Research Report Books: AN Air That Kills: Andrew Schneider, David McCumber: 9780399150951: Amazon.com: Books Ultimate Risk: The Inside Story of the Lloyd's Catastrophe: Raphael, Adam: 9781568580562: Amazon.com: Books On the Brink: How a Crisis Transformed Lloyd's of London: 9781137299291: Economics Books @ Amazon.com Dust-Up: Asbestos Litigation and the Failure of Commonsense Policy Reform: Barnes, Jeb: 9781589017665: Amazon.com: Books Hire These People: My audio editor, and AMAZING Voice Over Actor—who did all the VO for this episode: Zach Stinnett Music Credits: Boulangerie by Jeremy Sherman, courtesy of NeoSounds: Boulangerie, LynneMusic | NeoSounds music library Contact Me: insurancevshistory@gmail.com &amp;nbsp; Insurance Vs History https://insurancevshistory.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/23126276/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/112f8b/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/23126276