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- 1825-1892 (Creation)
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25 production units.
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Biographical history
The Crown Life Assurance Company was established in 1825. It traded from 33 New Bridge Street, 1825-1866, and 188 Fleet Street, 1866-1892. It was acquired in 1892 by the Law Union Fire and Life Insurance Company, which was subsequently re-named the Law Union and Crown Fire and Life Insurance Company.
Repository
Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/B/192-14 1825-1892 Collection 25 production units. Crown Life Assurance Co
The Crown Life Assurance Company was established in 1825. It traded from 33 New Bridge Street, 1825-1866, and 188 Fleet Street, 1866-1892. It was acquired in 1892 by the Law Union Fire and Life Insurance Company, which was subsequently re-named the Law Union and Crown Fire and Life Insurance Company.
The records were deposited in Guildhall Library in 1983-4 by Royal Insurance plc. They were catalogued in 1985. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Crown Life Assurance Company records comprise: deed of settlement, 1853; conveyance of assets, 1867; agreement for amalgamation, 1891; rules and regulations, 1825-1873; minutes, 1825-92; and report books, 1870-1890.
Permission to publish any material must be obtained: ask a member of staff for further information.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
48 hours notice required for access.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
See CLC/B/192-22 for the Law Union and Crown Insurance Company.
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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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The records were deposited in Guildhall Library in 1983-4 by Royal Insurance plc. They were catalogued in 1985. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Scope and content
Crown Life Assurance Company records comprise: deed of settlement, 1853; conveyance of assets, 1867; agreement for amalgamation, 1891; rules and regulations, 1825-1873; minutes, 1825-92; and report books, 1870-1890.
Permission to publish any material must be obtained: ask a member of staff for further information.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Conditions governing access
48 hours notice required for access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
See CLC/B/192-22 for the Law Union and Crown Insurance Company.
Finding aids
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