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- 1907 - 1916 (Creation)
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0.06 linear metres
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Biographical history
British Crown Assurance Corporation Limited was founded in 1907 to handle all insurance types except life insurance. Their offices were situated at 131 Vincent Street and other addresses in Glasgow, Scotland and 110 Cannon Street, London. The company was acquired by Eagle, Star and British Dominions in 1918, but was reconstituted in 1919 to transact foreign fire and Canadian hail business, later marine.
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CLC/B/005/BC04 1907 - 1916 Sub-fonds 0.06 linear metres Eagle, Star and British Dominions
British Crown Assurance Corporation Ltd
British Crown Assurance Corporation Limited was founded in 1907 to handle all insurance types except life insurance. Their offices were situated at 131 Vincent Street and other addresses in Glasgow, Scotland and 110 Cannon Street, London. The company was acquired by Eagle, Star and British Dominions in 1918, but was reconstituted in 1919 to transact foreign fire and Canadian hail business, later marine.
Accessioned as part of the Eagle Star Insurance Company archive.
Business records of British Crown Assurance Corporation Limited comprising policies and branch standing orders.
These records are arranged as follows:
CLC/B/005/BC04/01 General
CLC/B/005/BC04/04 Branch
48 hours notice required for access.
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
English.
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
For other records of British Crown Assurance Corporation Limited see also CLC/B/005/BC01: Corporate; CLC/B/005/BC02: Shares; CLC/B/005/BC06: Staff. For British Crown Assurance Corporation Limited (Reconsituted) see CLC/B/005/BCN01: Corporate; CLC/B/005/BCN02: Shares and CLC/B/005/BCN04: Business. Part of the records of the Eagle Star Insurance Company Limited, CLC/B/005.
Eagle Star, A Guide to its History and Archivesprepared by Zurich Group Archives.
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.
Added to AIM25 April 2012. Insurance Company records British Crown Assurance Corporation Limited Finance
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Accessioned as part of the Eagle Star Insurance Company archive.
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Scope and content
Business records of British Crown Assurance Corporation Limited comprising policies and branch standing orders.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
These records are arranged as follows:
CLC/B/005/BC04/01 General
CLC/B/005/BC04/04 Branch
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Conditions governing access
48 hours notice required for access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
For other records of British Crown Assurance Corporation Limited see also CLC/B/005/BC01: Corporate; CLC/B/005/BC02: Shares; CLC/B/005/BC06: Staff. For British Crown Assurance Corporation Limited (Reconsituted) see CLC/B/005/BCN01: Corporate; CLC/B/005/BCN02: Shares and CLC/B/005/BCN04: Business. Part of the records of the Eagle Star Insurance Company Limited, CLC/B/005.
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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