林超伦实战口译练习笔记 第67期:穷人也买得起的保险(在线收听

   Prudential was founded in 1848, as the Prudential Mutual Assurance, Investment and Loan Association in London. The company grew from a small life assurance company, with a customer base limited to the well-off middle classes, to Britain's largest life company by number of policy-holders. In 1854 Prudential opened its industrial department and began to sell "penny policies" that could be afforded by poorer people.

  保诚诞生于1848年。当时叫保诚共同保险、投资和贷款协会,地处伦敦。保诚从一家小小的人寿保险公司,顾客基本都是富有的中产阶层,发展成为英国按保单计算的最大的人寿保险公司。1854年,保诚开设了工业部,开始销售所谓的“便士保单”,穷人也买得起。
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