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Lecture One: Introduction to Insurance and the Course Syllabus 劉慧俠 (Associate Professor, . ) Tel: 13892876791。 Email: Learning Objectives Know the history and development of insurance from global perspectives Understand the status quo and potential of insurance industry in China Explain and discuss the syllabus of this Course Where Is Your Hometown? What Are Your Interests and Hobbies? Tell Anything You Know About Insurance Let’s Learn About You Insurance History and Development 保險的產(chǎn)生 “保險” 詞源 ? 中國人日常生活中,漢語“保險” 被理解為“肯定”或“保證”。 ? 作為一種經(jīng)濟(jì)補償手段的“保險”一詞,起源于 14世紀(jì)的意大利語“ Sigurare” 一詞,具有“擔(dān)?!?、“保護(hù)”等意思 。 ? 其后,這種經(jīng)濟(jì)補償手段傳入英國,被稱之為“ Insurance” 或“ Assurance”。 ? 19世紀(jì) 30年代,英國人在我國香港開設(shè)友寧保險公司 ( Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd. ),當(dāng)時,當(dāng)?shù)厝税驯kU音譯為“燕梳”。 ? “ Insurance”最早由日本人意譯為“保險”,后來我國也采用了這一詞語。 海上保險的產(chǎn)生和發(fā)展 ( Marine Insurance and Its Development) 海上保險是各類保險中起源最早的一種 ? 14世紀(jì)后半葉,海上保險在意大利出現(xiàn)。當(dāng)時在地中海航海商人中間有一個共同遵循的原則:“一人為眾,眾為一人”( One for All, All for One ), 即共同海損分?jǐn)傇瓌t。 ?船舶抵押借款是海上保險的雛形 中世紀(jì)海上貿(mào)易的發(fā)達(dá)帶來了船舶抵押借款和貨物抵押制度。 Marine insurance in the late middle ages – Merchants / bankers concerned with loss due to piracy and storms – Bankers provided guarantees against loss。 merchants paid the bankers in exchange for protection