Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Prologue 1
6. The Historical Market for Sickness Insurance and the Institutional History of the IOOF 14
7. The Men Who Were Odd Fellows: The IOOF’S Market for Insurance, 1863-1925 26
8. The IOOF’S Benefits System, 1863-1931 47
9. The Financial Soundness of the Lodges, 1890-1929 64
10. Competition in the IOOF’S Insurance Market, 1890-1929 86
11. A Young Man’s Benefit, 1856-1929 102
12. Epilogue 117
13. Appendix A: The Roman Catholic Church and Secret Societies 126
14. Appendix B: Arrears for Dues and Suspensions of Membership 128
15. Appendix C: IOOF Financial Statistics 133
16. Appendix D: Grand Lodge Jurisdictions by Classification Group 136
17. Appendix E: Technical Details for the Risk-Loading and Probability-of-Ruin Measures 140
18. Appendix F: Technical Details for the Calculation of the Hazard Rates 148
19. Notes 151
20. Bibliography 170
21. Index 181