In 1794 Bushrod Washington signed a letter proposing "The Mutual Assurance Society on Buildings against Fire of the State of Virginia," an early form of fire insurance. John Marshall submitted the proposal to the general assembly. It was the first state-wide fire insurance system in the United States. The Society is still in operation, changing its name in 1982 to the Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia.
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