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- 1943-1953 (Creation)
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3 production units.
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The inaugural meeting of the committee was held on 14 October 1943. Its object was to advise Government on the interests of insurance companies in post-war settlements. The committee considered all classes of business dealt with by the companies: accident, fire and life insurance. Lloyd's of London had its own War Settlement Committee.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/017-17 1943-1953 Collection 3 production units. Insurance Companies (War Settlement) Committee
The inaugural meeting of the committee was held on 14 October 1943. Its object was to advise Government on the interests of insurance companies in post-war settlements. The committee considered all classes of business dealt with by the companies: accident, fire and life insurance. Lloyd's of London had its own War Settlement Committee.
Records deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library along with those of the Fire Offices' Committee. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Minutes of the Insurance Companies (War Settlement) Committee.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Further details about the history of the Fire Offices' Committee and the deposit of the records are given in the Fire Offices' Committee introductory notes; see CLC/B/017-11.
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.
November 2010 to January 2011. Financial service industries Insurance services Accident insurance Life insurance Professional associations Information sources Documents Insurance records Finance Insurance Fire insurance Organizations Associations Trade associations Service industries Business records World War Two (1939-1945) World wars (events) Wars (events) Insurance Companies (War Settlement) Committee UK Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Records deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library along with those of the Fire Offices' Committee. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Minutes of the Insurance Companies (War Settlement) Committee.
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Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Further details about the history of the Fire Offices' Committee and the deposit of the records are given in the Fire Offices' Committee introductory notes; see CLC/B/017-11.
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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