The concept of business insurance has been around since 4000 BC in the form of bottomry contracts for merchants living in Babylon. These bottomry contracts offered loans to merchants sending their goods across seas. If the goods were lost, then loans would not have to be repaid. If goods made it safely to their destination, the interest on these loans covered the insurance risk.
Interestingly, insurance coverage made it to the
During the industrial revolutions, insurance coverage began to evolve to keep up with new inventions, such as the automobile, and the modern American workplace. Some of the most common types of business insurance that evolved during this time include general liability coverage, workers compensation, and property insurance.
In the modern-day, insurance companies continue to meet the ever-changing demands of the business world by offering innovative business insurance solutions to companies both large and small.
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Based in New York, Stephen Freeman is a Senior Editor at Trending Insurance News. Previously he has worked for Forbes and The Huffington Post. Steven is a graduate of Risk Management at the University of New York.