Collection GB 0074 CLC/B/192-02 - ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

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GB 0074 CLC/B/192-02

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ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

Sanalar

  • 1824-1965 (Yaratish)

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Collection

Hajm va tashuvchi

386 production units.

Kontekst soha

Yaratuvchi nomi

Biografik tarixi

The Alliance Assurance Company, of 1 and 2 Bartholomew Lane, was established in 1824. Until 1886 the company was known as the Alliance British and Foreign Life and Fire Assurance Company. In the 19th century, its business was extended to Europe, USA, the West Indies and India. It was acquired by the Sun Insurance Office in 1959.

In 1902 the income from the life and annuity policies of the Imperial Life Insurance Company, the Argus Life Assurance Company and the England Assurance Institution was amalgamated to form the Imperial Life Assurance Fund (see Ms 38911-15).

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GB 0074 CLC/B/192-02 1824-1965 Collection 386 production units. Alliance Assurance Co Ltd x Alliance British and Foreign Life and Fire Assurance Co

The Alliance Assurance Company, of 1 and 2 Bartholomew Lane, was established in 1824. Until 1886 the company was known as the Alliance British and Foreign Life and Fire Assurance Company. In the 19th century, its business was extended to Europe, USA, the West Indies and India. It was acquired by the Sun Insurance Office in 1959.

In 1902 the income from the life and annuity policies of the Imperial Life Insurance Company, the Argus Life Assurance Company and the England Assurance Institution was amalgamated to form the Imperial Life Assurance Fund (see Ms 38911-15).

The archives of the Alliance Assurance have been deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library at various dates since 1968 by the Sun Alliance Insurance Group except for volumes relating to the Fire Offices' Committee (Foreign) which were found amongst records deposited by the Fire Offices' Committee. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of the Alliance Assurance Company Limited, comprising constitutional documents; board minutes and various committee minutes; life policy registers; reports of foreign visits, 1863-1965; agents' instruction books, 1868-1963, and other financial and administrative records.

'Life' material is subject to a 75 year closure period. Other material is subject to a 50 year closure period.

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

48 hours notice required for access.

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

English

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Some local board and committee minutes are held at other repositories. For the Sun Insurance Office see CLC/B/192/A to H.

See Sir W Schooling, Alliance Assurance, 1824-1924, London 1924 and H Cockerell & E Green, The British Insurance Business: A Guide to its History and Records, London, 1976.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

January to May 2011. Enterprises Companies Assurance companies Service industries Financial service industries Business records Insurance services Life insurance Finance Insurance Fire insurance Information sources Documents Insurance records Alliance Assurance Co Ltd x Alliance British and Foreign Life and Fire Assurance Co City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The archives of the Alliance Assurance have been deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library at various dates since 1968 by the Sun Alliance Insurance Group except for volumes relating to the Fire Offices' Committee (Foreign) which were found amongst records deposited by the Fire Offices' Committee. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

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Records of the Alliance Assurance Company Limited, comprising constitutional documents; board minutes and various committee minutes; life policy registers; reports of foreign visits, 1863-1965; agents' instruction books, 1868-1963, and other financial and administrative records.

'Life' material is subject to a 75 year closure period. Other material is subject to a 50 year closure period.

Baholash, o`chirish va rejalashtirish

Kelib tushgan hujjatlar

Kelishuv tizimi

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

48 hours notice required for access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Hujjat grafikasi

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Fizik xususiyatlar va texnik talablar.

Some local board and committee minutes are held at other repositories. For the Sun Insurance Office see CLC/B/192/A to H.

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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London Metropolitan Archives

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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