Today, Lloyd's of London remains the leading market (note that it is not an insurance company) for marine and other specialist types of insurance, but it works rather differently than the more familiar kinds of insurance. Insurance as we know it today can be traced to the Great Fire of London, which in 4 soaking tub 1666 devoured 13,200 houses. In the United States, private employers must pay an insurance-type premium to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, a government agency whose role is to encourage the continuation and maintenance of voluntary private pension plans and provide timely and uninterrupted payment of pension benefits. Defined contribution pensions, by definition, are funded, as the "guarantee" made to employees is that specified (defined) contributions will be made during an individual's working life. Current challenges A growing challenge for many nations is population aging. Over the past decade, global insurance premiums rose by more than a half as annual growth fluctuated between 2 percent and 10 percent.[citation needed] Advanced economies account for "Small bathtub shower combination" the bulk of global insurance

      Today, Lloyd's of London remains the leading market (note that it is not an insurance company) for marine and other specialist types of insurance, but it works rather differently than the more familiar kinds of insurance. Insurance as we know it today can be traced to the Great Fire of London, which in 4 soaking tub 1666 devoured 13,200 houses. In the United States, private employers must pay an insurance-type premium to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, a government agency whose role is to encourage the continuation and maintenance of voluntary private pension plans and provide timely and uninterrupted payment of pension benefits. Defined contribution pensions, by definition, are funded, as the "guarantee" made to employees is that specified (defined) contributions will be made during an individual's working life. Current challenges A growing challenge for many nations is population aging. Over the past decade, global insurance premiums rose by more than a half as annual growth fluctuated between 2 percent and 10 percent.[citation needed] Advanced economies account for "Small bathtub shower combination" the bulk of global insurance