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- 1839-1961 (Creación)
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Volumen y soporte
38 production units.
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Historia biográfica
This company was established in 1840. By 1852 it had changed its name to Royal Farmers and General Fire and Life Insurance Loan and Annuity Company and had its office in the Strand.
The company's name changed several times. In 1855 it advertised itself in Kelly's Post Office Directory as Royal Farmers and General Fire Life and Hail Insurance Company. By 1859 the company called itself Royal Farmers Agricultural and Commercial Insurance Company and by 1884 this had been changed to Royal Farmers and General Insurance Company. During this period the office remained at 3 Norfolk Street, Strand.
In 1888, the company was taken over by the Alliance British and Foreign Fire and Life Assurance Company (renamed Alliance Assurance Company in 1905). Alliance Assurance merged with Sun Insurance in 1959 to form Sun Alliance and London Assurance Group.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/192-17 1839-1961 Collection 38 production units. Farmers and General Fire and Life Insurance and Loan and Annuity Co
This company was established in 1840. By 1852 it had changed its name to Royal Farmers and General Fire and Life Insurance Loan and Annuity Company and had its office in the Strand.
The company's name changed several times. In 1855 it advertised itself in Kelly's Post Office Directory as Royal Farmers and General Fire Life and Hail Insurance Company. By 1859 the company called itself Royal Farmers Agricultural and Commercial Insurance Company and by 1884 this had been changed to Royal Farmers and General Insurance Company. During this period the office remained at 3 Norfolk Street, Strand.
In 1888, the company was taken over by the Alliance British and Foreign Fire and Life Assurance Company (renamed Alliance Assurance Company in 1905). Alliance Assurance merged with Sun Insurance in 1959 to form Sun Alliance and London Assurance Group.
Sun Alliance and London Assurance Group deposited the records of Farmers and General in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library ca. 1968. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
The Farmers and General Fire and Life Insurance and Loan and Annuity Company collection primarily comprises minutes, but also includes some constitutional documents, examples of policies and other administrative records.
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
For the Alliance Assurance Company see CLC/B/192-02.
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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Origen del ingreso o transferencia
Sun Alliance and London Assurance Group deposited the records of Farmers and General in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library ca. 1968. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
The Farmers and General Fire and Life Insurance and Loan and Annuity Company collection primarily comprises minutes, but also includes some constitutional documents, examples of policies and other administrative records.
Valorización, destrucción y programación
Acumulaciones
Sistema de arreglo
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
48 hours notice required for access.
Condiciones
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Idioma del material
- inglés
Escritura del material
- latín
Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras
English
Características físicas y requisitos técnicos
For the Alliance Assurance Company see CLC/B/192-02.
Instrumentos de descripción
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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- inglés