o It was from Britain that property and life insurance started colonising the world Because of the series of wars in Europe, growing trade, emigration, the British system was gradually adopted in most white settler colonies in the Americas. Australia and new zealand. and in south Africa ◇ ndia was to become important as a springboard for the spread of insurance into the Far east◇It was from Britain that property and life insurance started colonising the world. ◇Because of the series of wars in Europe, growing trade, emigration, the British system was gradually adopted in most white settler colonies in the Americas, Australia and New Zealand, and in South Africa. ◇India was to become important as a springboard for the spread of insurance into the Far East