Lloyd’s of London was one of the first institutions to offer insurance to merchants and joint-trade companies. A major part of the insurance system involved people who agreed to take responsibility for the insured losses in return for a fee. What were these risk-takers known as? A. joint-stock companies B. investors C. underwriters D. merchants E. capitalists

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C. underwriters

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Underwriting refers to one of the most key aspects in the finance industry where an individual or an organization (underwriter) takes the associated risks with a project, investment, or loan for a fee. An underwriter is any entity that assesses and accepts the risk of payment from another entity. Lloyd's of London started in the 1600s when the shipping and cargo industry grew in London and it became one of the oldest and most well-known insurance firms.

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c: underwriters is correct

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One important factor that spurred population was the construction of the Railroads and the support of the government.

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Question: What was NOT true about the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk of 1918?

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Enlightenment thinkers rejected the concept of Absolutism. The enlightenment thinkers absolutely rejected the theory of personal gods. They believed that the humans were also part of the natural laws that cannot be bended as per the needs of the humans. I hope the answer helps you.

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absolutism

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