The Contract of Fire Insurance is a historical document that provides insight into the development of the insurance industry in the late 19th century. This book includes the inaugural address of the president of the Insurance and Actuarial Society of Glasgow, which discusses the contract of fire insurance. The address covers a variety of topics related to fire insurance, including risk assessment, underwriting, and claims. 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.