sub-fonds CLC/B/005/BN01 - BRITISH NORTHWESTERN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY: CORPORATE

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CLC/B/005/BN01

Title

BRITISH NORTHWESTERN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY: CORPORATE

Date(s)

  • 1919-1964 (Creation)

Level of description

sub-fonds

Extent and medium

0.20 linear metres

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Name of creator

Biographical history

British Northwestern Fire Insurance Company was founded in 1906. It was formerly the Freehold Fire Insurance Company of Manitoba, Canada, 1906. The name was changed to Prince Rupert Fire Insurance Company in 1910 before becoming British Northwestern. It was acquired by Eagle, Star and British Dominions in 1920. The company became British Northwestern Insurance Company in 1952, then Eagle Star Insurance Company of Canada in 1970. Business was transferred to Eagle Star's Canadian branch and wound up in 1978.

Archival history

CLC/B/005/BN01 1919-1964 Sub-fonds 0.20 linear metres Freehold Fire Insurance Company x Prince Rupert Fire Insurance Company x British Northwestern Fire Insurance Company x Eagle Star Insurance Company of Canada
Eagle, Star and British Dominions

British Northwestern Fire Insurance Company was founded in 1906. It was formerly the Freehold Fire Insurance Company of Manitoba, Canada, 1906. The name was changed to Prince Rupert Fire Insurance Company in 1910 before becoming British Northwestern. It was acquired by Eagle, Star and British Dominions in 1920. The company became British Northwestern Insurance Company in 1952, then Eagle Star Insurance Company of Canada in 1970. Business was transferred to Eagle Star's Canadian branch and wound up in 1978.

Accessioned as part of the Eagle Star Insurance Company archive.

Records of the British Northwestern Fire Insurance Company including collected bye-laws, audited and published accounts, and auditors' schedules.

These records are arranged as follows:

CLC/B/005/BN01/04 Regulations

CLC/B/005/BN01/08 Annual Accounts

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

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 Freehold Fire Insurance Company x Prince Rupert Fire Insurance Company x British Northwestern Fire Insurance Company x Eagle Star Insurance Company of Canada Finance

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Accessioned as part of the Eagle Star Insurance Company archive.

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Scope and content

Records of the British Northwestern Fire Insurance Company including collected bye-laws, audited and published accounts, and auditors' schedules.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

These records are arranged as follows:

CLC/B/005/BN01/04 Regulations

CLC/B/005/BN01/08 Annual Accounts

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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

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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