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Fine Art and General Insurance Co Ltd
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The Fine Art and General Insurance Company Limited was established at 28 Cornhill in 1890 as the Fine Art Insurance Company specifically to handle fire insurance for fine arts, but it expanded into non-life insurance and, in January 1894, changed its name to Fine Art and General Insurance Company. In 1895 it moved to 90 Cannon Street, in 1905 to 89-90 Cheapside, and in 1924 to 64 Cornhill. It became a subsidiary of North British and Mercantile Insurance in 1917 and merged with Commercial Union Assurance in 1959.