tontine

The last of the celebrated coffee houses of New York bore the name, Tontine coffee house.

Today the site is occupied by a large modern office building, which still retains the name of Tontine.

The changing of the Tontine coffee house into a purely mercantile building marked the end of the coffee-house era in New York.

Tontine insurance is profitable to the few in just the proportion that misfortune shall overtake those who participate in it.

Still, some companies are making Tontine and Semi-Tontine insurance their specialty.