sub-fonds CLC/B/005/BC02 - BRITISH CROWN ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED: SHARES

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CLC/B/005/BC02

Title

BRITISH CROWN ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED: SHARES

Date(s)

  • 1907-1918 (Creation)

Level of description

sub-fonds

Extent and medium

0.03 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.

Archival history

CLC/B/005/BC02 1907-1918 Sub-fonds 0.03 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.

Share records of British Crown Assurance Corporation Limited comprising register of members and share ledger.

These records are arranged as follows: CLC/B/005/BC02/01 Register of members.

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/BC04: Business; 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. Company records Insurance British Crown Assurance Corporation Limited Finance

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Accessioned as part of the Eagle Star Insurance Company archive.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Share records of British Crown Assurance Corporation Limited comprising register of members and share ledger.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

These records are arranged as follows: CLC/B/005/BC02/01 Register of members.

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 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/BC04: Business; 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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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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