Description

Tontines were wildly popular in the 18th and 19th centuries but their status suffered at the hands of fraudulent life insurers. Natalie Tuck explores whether tontines have a place within a modern European pensions system.

Period31 Oct 2020

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Media contributions

  • TitleBack to the future
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletEuropean Pensions
    Media typeWeb
    Duration/Length/Size4 pages
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date31/10/20
    DescriptionTontines were wildly popular in the 18th and 19th centuries
    but their status suffered at the hands of fraudulent life
    insurers. Natalie Tuck explores whether tontines have a place
    within a modern European pensions system
    Producer/AuthorNatalie Tuck
    URLhttps://www.europeanpensions.net/digital_editions/EP_quarter_4_2020-digital-edition.pdf
    PersonsCatherine Donnelly