German literature claims that modern insurance (law) has three roots: marine insurance, the co-operative protection provided by medieval and early modern guilds, and state-run insurance schemes. By contrast, English scholars suggest that there is only one root for modern insurance (law): marine insurance (law). The literature on the developments in other European countries follows similar narratives. It seems that in these countries, guilds have had no influence on the formation of insurance. The aim of the present volume is to test these different narratives. More specifically, the objective is to assess from a comparative perspective (i) whether it is possible to analyse in terms of insurance the support offered by medieval and early modern professional guilds to members in need and (ii) whether guild support had a lasting impact on the development of modern insurance and insurance law. To this end, the present volume covers various European countries followed by a comparative analysis.
Overview
Phillip Hellwege: Introduction
Dirk Heirbaut: Mutual Aid in the Craft Guilds of the Late Medieval and Early Modern Southern Netherlands (Belgium)
Maarten Prak: Guilds and Mutual Aid in the Northern Netherlands
Phillip Hellwege: Professional Guilds and the History of Social Security and Insurance in the German-Speaking World
Patrick Wallis: Guilds and Mutual Aid in England
Martin Sunnqvist: Scandinavia
David Deroussin: Guilds, Confraternities and Mutual Assistance in France
Marina Gazzini: Guilds and Mutual Support in Medieval Italy
José A. Nieto Sánchez and Victoria López Barahona: Guilds, Confraternities and Mutual Support in Medieval and Early Modern Spain
Jakub Pokoj: Guilds and Mutual Protection Schemes in Poland in the Medieval and Early Modern Periods
Balázs Rigó: Guild Support in Hungary (1307–1872)
Phillip Hellwege: Comparative Analysis
List of Contributors
Index
Press Reviews
»Insgesamt ist die Untersuchung gerade auch angesichts der teils schwierigen Primärquellenlage sehr verdienstvoll. Sie bietet nicht nur eine anregende Lektüre, sondern zugleich ein solides Fundament für die weitere Diskussion.« Prof. Dr. Christian Armbrüster, in: Rabels Zeitschrift für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht, Bd. 85, 3/2021
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