The Insurance story. - Rev. ed. | Eric L. Morris | 1965 | ACMI collection

The birth and development of general insurance, the basic principles involved in its operation and the vital protective role that insurance plays in modern industrial and community life. Shows the work of a typical insurance office and the procedure which follows from a client’s claim after a fire.

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Credits

director

Eric L. Morris

producer

Geoffrey Thompson

production company

Cine Service

Duration

00:19:25:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014543

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Insurance

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Office practice

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Professions

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Insurance

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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The Insurance story. - Rev. ed.

Australia, 1965

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