Conduction. 1  Conduction is the transfer of thermal energy through direct contact between particles of a substance, without moving the particles to a new location. 2  Usually occurs in solids. 3  When heat is supplied to one end, molecules at that end start to move more quickly.
Episcopalian ministers organized a similar fund a decade later. (The first insurance company in the American colonies was formed before this, in Charleston, S.C., in 1735, but it offered only fire insurance at first. It didnât add life insurance until 1760.). (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis).
Former president Harry Truman received the very first health insurance claim number on July 30, 1965 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Medicare program into law. Since that time, everyone entering the Medicare program gets a HIC. The two-part number is used for identification and to confirm eligibility.