Identity area
Authorized form of name
London Life Association Ltd
Clergy Mutual Assurance Society
Metropolitan Life Assurance Society
Description area
History
The London Life had been established as a mutual life assurance company in 1806. It traded from 48 St Paul's Churchyard (1806-11), 35 Cannon Street (1811-38) and 81 King William Street (1838-1981). Its main London office moved to Bristol in 1981. It had taken over the Clergy Mutual in 1918 and the Metopolitan Life in 1928.
The Clergy Mutual was established as a mutual life assurance company for clergy and their dependents in 1829. It traded from 67 Lincoln's Inn Fields (1829-36), 40-1 Parliament Street (1836-56) and 2-3 (Broad) Sanctuary (1856-1918).
The Metropolitan Life was established in 1835 and traded from 1 St Michael's Alley (1835-7), 3 Princes Street (1837-93) and 13 Moorgate (1893-1928).