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- 1925-1981 (Creation)
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3 production units.
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Biographical history
The Building Society Indemnities Committee was established in 1925 by insurance companies interested in mortgage guarantee business. Originally meetings were held at the head office of the Royal Exchange Assurance Company at Royal Exchange, London. From 1928 until 1937 meetings were held in a variety of places, including the offices of various insurance companies, the Accident Offices Association and the Fire Offices Committee. In April 1937, the Accident Offices Association agreed to meetings being held at its offices and to provide executive and secretarial services to the Committee. The Building Society Indemnities Committee was wound up on 31 May 1981 and its business transferred to the British Insurance Association.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/017-06 1925-1981 Collection 3 production units. Building Society Indemnities Committee
The Building Society Indemnities Committee was established in 1925 by insurance companies interested in mortgage guarantee business. Originally meetings were held at the head office of the Royal Exchange Assurance Company at Royal Exchange, London. From 1928 until 1937 meetings were held in a variety of places, including the offices of various insurance companies, the Accident Offices Association and the Fire Offices Committee. In April 1937, the Accident Offices Association agreed to meetings being held at its offices and to provide executive and secretarial services to the Committee. The Building Society Indemnities Committee was wound up on 31 May 1981 and its business transferred to the British Insurance Association.
The records were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by the Accident Offices Association on 27 June 1985. The deposit was converted to a gift in June 1994 by the Association of Britsh Insurers.The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of the Building Society Indemnities Committee, comprising minutes.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
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
See CLC/B/017-02 for the Accident Offices Association and CLC/B/017-05 for the British Insurance Association.
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.
November 2010 to January 2011. Financial institutions Building societies Service industries Financial service industries Insurance services Professional associations Information sources Documents Insurance records Organizations Associations Trade associations Finance Insurance Mortgages (loans) Loans Financing Business records Building Society Indemnities Committee UK Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The records were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by the Accident Offices Association on 27 June 1985. The deposit was converted to a gift in June 1994 by the Association of Britsh Insurers.The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Scope and content
Records of the Building Society Indemnities Committee, comprising minutes.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Conditions governing access
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
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
See CLC/B/017-02 for the Accident Offices Association and CLC/B/017-05 for the British Insurance Association.
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