Commercial Union Assurance Co Ltd

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Commercial Union Assurance Co Ltd

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        Commercial Union Assurance Company Limited was based at 24-26 Cornhill (in 1901). Established in 1861, it transacted fire, life and marine insurance.

        Commercial Union acquired the following companies (with the date of acquisition in brackets):
        Accident Insurance Company Limited (1906);
        Edinburgh Assurance Company Limited (1918);
        Guardian Plate Glass Insurance Company (1953);
        Hand-in-Hand Fire and Life Insurance Society (1905);
        Imperial Live Stock and General Insurance Company Limited (1912);
        Liverpool Victoria Insurance Corporation Limited (1913);
        North British and Mercantile Insurance Company Limited (1959);
        Northern Assurance Company Limited (1968);
        Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation Limited (1910);
        Palatine Insurance Company Limited (1900);
        Union Assurance Society (1907);
        World Auxiliary Insurance Corporation Limited (1971).

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