This massive reference work, published from 1887 to 1896 by the American actuary and statistician Edmund W. Hayden, offers a comprehensive survey of the insurance industry in the United States in the late 19th century. It covers all types of insurance, including life, fire, marine, casualty, and health, and provides detailed statistics, analysis, and historical information on each one. While outdated and superseded by modern sources, it remains a valuable source for researchers of the history of insurance and risk management. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.