Explore the transformation of insurance from Babylonian contracts to modern policies, highlighting key developments like fire and life insurance.

Both of my grandmothers recounted their version about the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904. Someone in the family opened the trap door to the roof and they climbed a ladder to watch it from that perch.

Andrew Scott has previously received funding from the Natural Environment Research Council and the Leverhulme Trust. You ask a very interesting question. For many years, scientists assumed that fire ...

NEW LONDON, Conn. (WTNH) — No injuries were reported as two people were displaced following a house fire in New London on Monday morning. According to the New London Fire Department, at around 9 a.m.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A Great Bend bar was damaged in a fire Sunday afternoon. The fire happened at The Dog House Bar, south of 10th Street off of U.S. Highway 56. The Great Bend Fire Department ...

Paris Hilton knows her kids are sliving. The Simple Life alum was joined by her husband Carter Reum and their children Phoenix, 3, and London, 2, at the world premiere of her new film Infinite Icon: A ...

LONDON, Ky. (WKYT) - A fire that damaged two law offices in London’s oldest building has left attorneys searching for new workspace after a suspect was charged with arson and burglary. London police ...

LONDON, Ky. (WKYT) - A southern Kentucky man is facing arson and burglary charges after a fire swept through a law office in downtown London. The fire broke out just before 5 a.m. Tuesday at the ...

Firefighters rescued one occupant from a large downtown law office fire. Main Street blocked between 3rd and 8th Street during the response. Police and fire investigators are probing cause; victim ...

LONDON, Ky. — Firefighters returning to their station spotted a fire in downtown London early Tuesday morning and pulled a man from the building who is suspected of starting the fire, according to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LONDON, Ky. (FOX 56) — City leaders in London said fire department crews have fully extinguished a fire on Main Street, where one ...

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