Welcome to the Insurance Vs History Podcast! In my second episode, I discover that Coffee had a huge influence on the development of the modern insurance industry. Join me for a discussion of Coffee, Lloyds of London, and early Marine insurance.

Links:

• Edward Lloyd and his Coffee House. (lr.org)
• Lloyd’s Coffee-House | Mashburn Genealogy Archives
• English coffeehouses in the 17th and 18th centuries - Wikipedia
• Lloyd's of London - Wikipedia
• Clubs, Taverns and Coffee-Houses in Georgian London (pascalbonenfant.com)
• This 17th-Century "Women's Petition Against Coffee" Probably Wasn't About Women, or Coffee | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
• The Coffeehouse Culture | British Literature Wiki (udel.edu)
• How to Make Seventeenth Century Coffee in Four Easy Steps | HuffPost Life

Books:

• A History of Lloyd's, from the Founding of Lloyd's Coffee House to the Present Day by Wright, Charles & Fayle, C. Ernest: Very Good- Hard Cover (1928) | Feldman's Books (abebooks.com)
• Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World: Pendergrast, Mark: 9781541699380: Amazon.com: Books
• com: The Coffee-House: A Cultural History eBook: Ellis, Markman: Kindle Store

Hire These People:

• My audio editor, and AMAZING Voice Over Actor: Zach Stinnett

Music Credits:

• Boulangerie by Jeremy Sherman, courtesy of NeoSounds: Boulangerie, LynneMusic | NeoSounds music library

Contact Me:

insurancevshistory@gmail.com