{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Insurance vs Asbestos and the Names at Lloyds","description":"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\u2014who 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; ","author_name":"Insurance Vs History","author_url":"https:\/\/insurancevshistory.com\/","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/23126276"}