sub-fonds CLC/B/005/ESL01 - ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH LAW LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION LIMITED: CORPORATE

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CLC/B/005/ESL01

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ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH LAW LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION LIMITED: CORPORATE

Date(s)

  • 1839-1959 (Creation)

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sub-fonds

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2.17 linear metres

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Biographical history

English and Scottish Law Life Assurance Association Limited was founded in 1839 as English and Scottish Law Fire and Life Assurance and Loan Association, based at London and Edinburgh, Scotland. They dealt in life assurance, proprietary insurance and fire insurance until 1843. They had offices at 147 Strand, 12 Waterloo Place; and 120 Princes Street, Edinburgh, with main boards in London and Edinburgh and local boards in Scotland. The company was acquired by Eagle, Star and British Dominions in 1918.

Archival history

CLC/B/005/ESL01 1839-1959 Sub-fonds 2.17 linear metres Eagle, Star and British Dominions
English and Scottish Law Life Assurance Association Ltd x English and Scottish Law Fire and Life Assurance and Loan Association

English and Scottish Law Life Assurance Association Limited was founded in 1839 as English and Scottish Law Fire and Life Assurance and Loan Association, based at London and Edinburgh, Scotland. They dealt in life assurance, proprietary insurance and fire insurance until 1843. They had offices at 147 Strand, 12 Waterloo Place; and 120 Princes Street, Edinburgh, with main boards in London and Edinburgh and local boards in Scotland. The company was acquired by Eagle, Star and British Dominions in 1918.

Accessioned as part of the Eagle Star Insurance Company archive.

Corporate records of English and Scottish Law Life Assurance Association Limited including deeds of settlement and resolutions; Board of Directors: minutes and agendas; notice and report of annual general meetings; annual reports, quinquennial reports, fund statements and valuations; death and burial certificates of directors; papers relating to amalgamation and liquidation.

These records are arranged as follows:

CLC/B/005/ESL01/01 Foundation

CLC/B/005/ESL01/05 Board of Directors

CLC/B/005/ESL01/07 Annual General Meeting

CLC/B/005/ESL01/08 Annual and Quinquennial Reports

CLC/B/005/ESL01/09 Directors

CLC/B/005/ESL01/11 Amalgamation

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Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

English.

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Other records of English and Scottish Law Life Assurance Association Limited are: CLC/B/005/ESL02: Shares; CLC/B/005/ESL03: Financial and Accounting; CLC/B/005/ESL04: Business; CLC/B/005/ESL05: Premises; CLC/B/005/ESL06: Staff. 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. Insurance Assurance companies English and Scottish Law Life Assurance Association Limited Companies Finance Enterprises

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Accessioned as part of the Eagle Star Insurance Company archive.

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Scope and content

Corporate records of English and Scottish Law Life Assurance Association Limited including deeds of settlement and resolutions; Board of Directors: minutes and agendas; notice and report of annual general meetings; annual reports, quinquennial reports, fund statements and valuations; death and burial certificates of directors; papers relating to amalgamation and liquidation.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

These records are arranged as follows:

CLC/B/005/ESL01/01 Foundation

CLC/B/005/ESL01/05 Board of Directors

CLC/B/005/ESL01/07 Annual General Meeting

CLC/B/005/ESL01/08 Annual and Quinquennial Reports

CLC/B/005/ESL01/09 Directors

CLC/B/005/ESL01/11 Amalgamation

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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

Other records of English and Scottish Law Life Assurance Association Limited are: CLC/B/005/ESL02: Shares; CLC/B/005/ESL03: Financial and Accounting; CLC/B/005/ESL04: Business; CLC/B/005/ESL05: Premises; CLC/B/005/ESL06: Staff. Part of the records of the Eagle Star Insurance Company Limited, CLC/B/005.

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London Metropolitan Archives

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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

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