Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- 1834-1963 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
95 production units.
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
The Caledonian Insurance Company was established in Edinburgh in 1805. Its initial business was fire insurance. It also dealt in life assurance from 1833. It opened offices in London in 1840 at 27 Moorgate. This office moved to 39 Lothbury in 1863, then to 82 King William Street in 1882, to 51 Coleman Street in 1926 and finally to 5 Lothbury in 1927. Business was established in the United States of America and Australia from the 1890s. It amalgamated with Edinburgh Fire, Scottish Fire and Scottish Metropolitan Fire in the late 19th century and became a subsidiary of Guardian Assurance Company (CLC/B/107-01) in 1957.
Dépôt
Histoire archivistique
GB 0074 CLC/B/107-06 1834-1963 Collection 95 production units. Caledonian Insurance Co
The Caledonian Insurance Company was established in Edinburgh in 1805. Its initial business was fire insurance. It also dealt in life assurance from 1833. It opened offices in London in 1840 at 27 Moorgate. This office moved to 39 Lothbury in 1863, then to 82 King William Street in 1882, to 51 Coleman Street in 1926 and finally to 5 Lothbury in 1927. Business was established in the United States of America and Australia from the 1890s. It amalgamated with Edinburgh Fire, Scottish Fire and Scottish Metropolitan Fire in the late 19th century and became a subsidiary of Guardian Assurance Company (CLC/B/107-01) in 1957.
These archives were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1976 and 1994 by Guardian Royal Exchange. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Caledonian Insurance Company records comprise minutes and agendas, as well as overseas report books. They are held off-site and therefore require 24 hours notice for access.
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 depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Further archives are held by the Scottish Record Office in Edinburgh.
Other sub-fonds in this collection comprise:
CLC/B/107-01: Guardian Assurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-02: Royal Exchange Assurance;
CLC/B/107-03: Albion Fire Insurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-04: Atlas Assurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-05: British Equitable Assurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-06: Caledonian Insurance Company;
CLC/B/107-07: Car and General Insurance Corporation Limited;
CLC/B/107-08: Car Services Limited;
CLC/B/107-09: Essex and Suffolk Insurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-11: Licenses and General Insurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-12: Liverpool and London Plate Glass Insurance Company;
CLC/B/107-13: Local Government Guarantee Society;
CLC/B/107-14: London and Manchester Plate Glass Insurance Company;
CLC/B/107-15: Manchester Assurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-16: Motor Union Insurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-17: National Provincial Insurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-18: Pilot Insurance Corporation Limited;
CLC/B/107-19: Reliance Marine Insurance Company;
CLC/B/107-20: State Assurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-21: United British Insurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-22: Westminster and General Insurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-23: Essex and Suffolk Accident Indemnity Society.
See also Caledonian Insurance Company: History of One Hundred Years, 1805-1905 (Edinburgh, 1905), available in the Printed Books Section of Guildhall Library.
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. Business records Service industries Financial service industries Insurance services Life insurance Information sources Documents Insurance records Finance Insurance Fire insurance Caledonian Insurance Co London England UK Western Europe Europe Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
These archives were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1976 and 1994 by Guardian Royal Exchange. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Caledonian Insurance Company records comprise minutes and agendas, as well as overseas report books. They are held off-site and therefore require 24 hours notice for access.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Mode de classement
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Conditions de reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
- latin
Notes de langue et graphie
English
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
Further archives are held by the Scottish Record Office in Edinburgh.
Other sub-fonds in this collection comprise:
CLC/B/107-01: Guardian Assurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-02: Royal Exchange Assurance;
CLC/B/107-03: Albion Fire Insurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-04: Atlas Assurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-05: British Equitable Assurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-06: Caledonian Insurance Company;
CLC/B/107-07: Car and General Insurance Corporation Limited;
CLC/B/107-08: Car Services Limited;
CLC/B/107-09: Essex and Suffolk Insurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-11: Licenses and General Insurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-12: Liverpool and London Plate Glass Insurance Company;
CLC/B/107-13: Local Government Guarantee Society;
CLC/B/107-14: London and Manchester Plate Glass Insurance Company;
CLC/B/107-15: Manchester Assurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-16: Motor Union Insurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-17: National Provincial Insurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-18: Pilot Insurance Corporation Limited;
CLC/B/107-19: Reliance Marine Insurance Company;
CLC/B/107-20: State Assurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-21: United British Insurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-22: Westminster and General Insurance Company Limited;
CLC/B/107-23: Essex and Suffolk Accident Indemnity Society.
Instruments de recherche
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
Unités de description associées
Zone des notes
Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)
Mots-clés
Mots-clés - Sujets
Mots-clés - Lieux
Mots-clés - Noms
Mots-clés - Genre
Zone du contrôle de la description
Identifiant de la description
Identifiant du service d'archives
Règles et/ou conventions utilisées
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.
Statut
Niveau de détail
Dates de production, de révision, de suppression
Langue(s)
- anglais