The world’s first car accident occurred in 1891 (arguably) and involved 2 Ohioans and a tree, but the world’s first car insurance policy wasn’t written until 1897. That means for 6 (doubtlessly crazy) years, people were driving hither and yon in their fancy new horseless carriages without a drop of coverage. Compound that with the fact that safety measures like, oh, stop signs, right-of-way, and driver training had not yet been invented, and you can begin to imagine the chaos of a world sans car insurance.
It’s not like the idea of insurance didn’t exist. As a concept, insurance had begun long, long before then. Full Post…
We expect rich people to live high on the hog, but there are some animals that enjoy independent wealth as well. Many pets live plush lifestyles due to inheritances left to them by their owners (and they’re likely to have comprehensive pet health insurance policies). Indeed, you may be surprised at some of pets that have more money than you do. Here are some of the world’s 12 independently wealth pets: