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Cameron Rowland, Insurance (detail), 2016, container-lashing bars, Lloyd’s Register certificates, 102 × 96 × 11 1/2".
Lloyd’s of London monopolized the marine insurance of the slave trade by the early 18th century. Lloyd’s Register was established in 1760 as the first classification society in order to provide insurance underwriters information on the quality of vessels. The classification of the ship allows for a more accurate assessment of its risk. Lloyd’s Register and other classification societies continue to survey and certify shipping vessels and their equipment. Lashing equipment physically secures goods to the deck of the ship, while its certification is established to insure the value of the goods regardless of their potential loss.

March 2016 Vol. 54, No. 7

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March 2016 Vol. 54, No. 7

In this issue

Tony Oursler on David Bowie

Graham Bader on Benjamin H. D. Buchloh’s Formalism and Historicity

Douglas Wolk on Adrian Tomine’s Killing and Dying

Julian Rose on the Met Breuer