XVIII. Прочитайте и обсудите следующий текст: Lloyd's (text 5 с)

This is the name of the greatest insurance business in the world, but it acquired this name in, a rather unusual way: it started, in a seventeenth-century coffee house - Mr Edward Lloyd kept a coffeehouse in the City of London - and there the "underwriters" used to meet because it was a good centre for news concerning ships. Later in the eighteenth century, after several changes of home, the underwriters occupied the third building of the Royal Exchange (earlier buildings having been destroyed by fire) and organized their business under a Committee of their members. In 1928 they moved to a big new building in Leadenhall Street, and as this soon became too small, an extension ras built and opened in 1958.

 

 

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Работа машины удовлетворяет требованиям наших заказчиков.

As a matter of fact Lloyd's is not an insurance company or corporation. The members work as individuals, though usually in syndicates. To become a Lloyd's underwriter it is necessary to be approved by the Committee and to pay a very large amount as entrance fee as well as an annual subscription. Lloyd's underwriters are not allowed limited liability, but in the rare cases of failure (as also in the London Stock Exchange) the insured are not allowed to suffer and the Committee pays the outstanding claims.

As the result of the marine insurance business, Lloyd's branched out into shipping intelligence, and Lloyd's list is published every day, giving the movements or ships and information of casualties". Lloyd s Register, published every year, contains information concerning ships themselves: age, nationality, owners, build, tonnage and classification of all ships surveyed by Lloyd's and conforming to its rules. The clas­sification "Al-100 Lloyd's" is a guarantee to any prospective purchaser or charterer that the vessel is in good condition and thoroughly "sea­worthy".

W.comb. the performance of

A contract

The actual performance of smth.

E.g. In the performance of a contract of sale both parties are to strictly observe their obligations.

Syn.operation, running

The performance of the machine meets the requirements our of Customers.

 

Исполнениедоговора фактическое исполнение чего-л.

При выполнении договора куп­ли-продажи обе стороны должны строго придерживаться своих обязательств.

Работа, производительность работа

 

 

(performance - работа (качественная характеристика работы ма­шины), производительность машины.

2. a subscription 3. a claim 4. casualties 5. seaworthy