{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Insurance vs The Gambling Act of 1774","description":"Insurance vs The Gambling Act of 1774 Why can\u2019t you take out a life insurance policy on anyone you want? Welcome to the Insurance vs History Podcast! In my seventh episode, I talk about the early development of life insurance in England, and how policies were often a lot closer to gambling than to insurance. Join me as I investigate some of the crazy things you could do with a life insurance policy in the 18th century and how the Gambling Act changed everything. Website:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/insurancevshistory.libsyn.com Contact me!&amp;nbsp; Twitter: @insurancevshist Instagram: @ insurancevshistory Facebook: &amp;nbsp;Insurance vs History | Facebook Email: insurancevshistory@gmail.com &amp;nbsp; Links:  A License to Bet: Life insurance and the Gambling Act in the British Courts  https:\/\/www.lehman.edu\/academics\/arts-humanities\/history\/documents\/14.pdf  Insurable Interest and the Doctrine of Privity of Contract | (lawexplores.com)  Senior Life Settlements: A Cautionary Tale (fdic.gov) A well-written, great explanation of SLS and the risks associated with them. In particular, well worth the case study read where a bank allows a company to secure loans using life insurance policies they purchased as third-party transactions.  The Incredible Chevalier d'Eon, Who Left France as a Male Spy and Returned as a Christian Woman - Atlas Obscura  com: Monsieur d'Eon Is a Woman: A Tale of Political Intrigue and Sexual Masquerade: 9780801867316: Kates, Gary: Books I didn\u2019t get a chance to read this but it\u2019s on my to-do list.  The Chevalier d'Eon | British Museum  William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield - Wikipedia  Law Journal Articles (sorry, no links):  Emigration, Fraud, Humanitarianism, and the Founding of Londonderry, South Carolina, 1763-1765, Robert A. Selig, Eighteenth-Century Studies, Autumn 1989, volume 23, No 1 pp 1-23  Books:   Betting On Lives: The Culture of Life Insurance in England, 1695-1775 (Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain): Clark, Geoffrey: 9780719056758: Amazon.com: Books A great starting point to understand the entire picture of the culture of betting and life insurance in England. Annals, anecdotes and legends: a chronicle of life assurance : Francis, John : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Written in 1853, this book is archived online. A History Of British Insurance : E Raynes : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive From 1948, archived online  Music Credits:  Boulangerie by Jeremy Sherman, courtesy of NeoSounds: Boulangerie, LynneMusic | NeoSounds music library  &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\/24377742\/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\/24377742"}