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- 1846-1859 (Creation)
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0.12 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/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.
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Business records of City of London Life Assurance comprising policy papers, propectuses, and agency appointment papers.
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Accruals
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These records are arranged as follows:
CLC/B/005/CL04/01 General
CLC/B/005/CL04/05 Agency
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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.
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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