{"product_id":"standard-life-1825-2000-the-building-of-europes-largest-mutual-life-company-by-michael-moss","title":"STANDARD LIFE 1825-2000: The Building of Europe's Largest Mutual Life Company by Michael Moss","description":"\u003cp\u003eSTANDARD LIFE 1825-2000: The Building of Europe's Largest Mutual Life Company\u003cbr\u003eby Michael Moss\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1840182903\u003cbr\u003eFormat: medium hardcover with dust jacket (heavy)\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Mainstream Publishing 2000, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 240 w x 255 h x 35 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 431\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A4M\/2407\/U131\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003ePublished to mark the 175th anniversary of the founding of Standard Life in 1825.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally called the Life Insurance Company of Scotland, it changed its name to Standard Life in 1832. Over the next three decades the company extended its activities to England, Ireland and Canada. With the establishment in 1845 of a sister company, Colonial Life, life assurance was made available to residents in every part of the world. Standard Life merged with Colonial Life in 1866.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has endeavoured to maximise returns to policy-holders by lending first to agricultural estates and later to local authorities, to shipbuilding companies, to farmers in NZ and America, to railways and to property developers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome and colour images.\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated end papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eNew with only light shelf wear on dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce new\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450947027236,"sku":null,"price":69.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/2135495957.jpg?v=1787008547","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/standard-life-1825-2000-the-building-of-europes-largest-mutual-life-company-by-michael-moss","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}