sub-fonds CLC/B/005/CL04 - CITY OF LONDON LIFE ASSURANCE: BUSINESS

Identity area

Reference code

CLC/B/005/CL04

Title

CITY OF LONDON LIFE ASSURANCE: BUSINESS

Date(s)

  • 1846-1859 (Creation)

Level of description

sub-fonds

Extent and medium

0.12 linear metres

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Name of creator

Biographical history

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.

Archival history

CLC/B/005/CL04 1846-1859 Sub-fonds 0.12 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.

Business records of City of London Life Assurance comprising policy papers, propectuses, and agency appointment papers.

These records are arranged as follows:

CLC/B/005/CL04/01 General

CLC/B/005/CL04/05 Agency

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/CL05: Premises and CLC/B/005/CL07: Acquisitions and Mergers. 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.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Business records of City of London Life Assurance comprising policy papers, propectuses, and agency appointment papers.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

These records are arranged as follows:

CLC/B/005/CL04/01 General

CLC/B/005/CL04/05 Agency

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 City of London Life Assurance see CLC/B/005/CL02: Shares; CLC/B/005/CL05: Premises and CLC/B/005/CL07: Acquisitions and Mergers. 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

Rules and/or conventions used

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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Language(s)

  • English

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