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- 1802-1957 (Produção)
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62 production units.
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Imperial Insurance Company was established in 1803 for the purpose of UK and overseas fire insurance. Between 1869 and 1891 it was officially styled Imperial Fire Insurance Company, although it had always appeared in Post Office directories under this name.
The company's original offices were at Sun Court, Cornhill, and 5 St James's Street, but in 1845 its West End offices moved to 16 Pall Mall and in 1848 its head office moved to 1 Old Broad Street.
In 1902, Imperial Insurance Company was acquired by Alliance Assurance and this company merged with Sun Insurance to form Sun Alliance in 1959.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/192-18 1802-1957 Collection 62 production units. Imperial Insurance Co x Imperial Fire Insurance Co
Imperial Insurance Company was established in 1803 for the purpose of UK and overseas fire insurance. Between 1869 and 1891 it was officially styled Imperial Fire Insurance Company, although it had always appeared in Post Office directories under this name.
The company's original offices were at Sun Court, Cornhill, and 5 St James's Street, but in 1845 its West End offices moved to 16 Pall Mall and in 1848 its head office moved to 1 Old Broad Street.
In 1902, Imperial Insurance Company was acquired by Alliance Assurance and this company merged with Sun Insurance to form Sun Alliance in 1959.
Sun Alliance deposited the records of Imperial Insurance in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library at various dates from 1968. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
The Imperial Insurance Company (also known as the Imperial Fire Insurance Company) collection comprises constitutional documents, minutes, and financial and administrative material.
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 and Spanish.
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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.
January to May 2011. Assurance companies Service industries Financial service industries Insurance services Business records Finance Insurance Fire insurance Information sources Documents Insurance records Companies Enterprises Imperial Insurance Co x Imperial Fire Insurance Co London England UK Western Europe Europe
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Sun Alliance deposited the records of Imperial Insurance in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library at various dates from 1968. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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The Imperial Insurance Company (also known as the Imperial Fire Insurance Company) collection comprises constitutional documents, minutes, and financial and administrative material.
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Sistema de arranjo
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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48 hours notice required for access.
Condiçoes de reprodução
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Idioma do material
- inglês
Sistema de escrita do material
- latim
Notas ao idioma e script
English and Spanish.
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Instrumentos de descrição
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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- inglês