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- 1853-1858 (Creation)
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0.18 linear metres
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City of London Life Assurance was founded in 1845, offering proprietary, life assurance and annuities. Their offices were based at 13 St Swithun's Lane, 2 Royal Exchange Buildings, 5 Waterloo Place, and 18 New Bridge Street. The company acquired various companies before being acquired by Eagle Insurance Company in 1859.
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CLC/B/005/CL07 1853-1858 Sub-fonds 0.18 linear metres Eagle Insurance Co
City of London Life Assurance
City of London Life Assurance was founded in 1845, offering proprietary, life assurance and annuities. Their offices were based at 13 St Swithun's Lane, 2 Royal Exchange Buildings, 5 Waterloo Place, and 18 New Bridge Street. The company acquired various companies before being acquired by Eagle Insurance Company in 1859.
Accessioned as part of the Eagle Star Insurance Company archive.
Records of City of London Life Assurance relating to acquisitions and mergers, comprising Absolute: agreement, Achilles: papers relating to amalgamation, County Mutual: directors' deed of indemnity, Deposit and General: directors' deeds of arrangement, Observer: agreement and policy papers.
These records are arranged as follows:
CLC/B/005/CL07/AB Absolute
CLC/B/005/CL07/AC Achilles
CLC/B/005/CL07/COM County Mutual
CLC/B/005/CL07/DG Deposit and General
CLC/B/005/CL07/OB Observer
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 City of London Life Assurance see CLC/B/005/CL02: Shares; CLC/B/005/CL04: Business and CLC/B/005/CL05: Premises. 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. Assurance companies City of London Life Assurance Companies Enterprises
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 City of London Life Assurance relating to acquisitions and mergers, comprising Absolute: agreement, Achilles: papers relating to amalgamation, County Mutual: directors' deed of indemnity, Deposit and General: directors' deeds of arrangement, Observer: agreement and policy papers.
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These records are arranged as follows:
CLC/B/005/CL07/AB Absolute
CLC/B/005/CL07/AC Achilles
CLC/B/005/CL07/COM County Mutual
CLC/B/005/CL07/DG Deposit and General
CLC/B/005/CL07/OB Observer
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48 hours notice required for access.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
For other records of City of London Life Assurance see CLC/B/005/CL02: Shares; CLC/B/005/CL04: Business and CLC/B/005/CL05: Premises. Part of the records of the Eagle Star Insurance Company Limited, CLC/B/005.
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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