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This company was established in 1876 as Provident Clerks and General Accident Insurance Company for accident insurance business. Its address was 61 Coleman Street. It was renamed in 1907 when it merged with its sister company (Provident Clerks and General Guarantee Association) from which date it also provided fidelity guarantee insurance. In 1917 it became a subsidiary of Northern Assurance Company and was renamed Provident Accident and Guarantee Company until 1925 when it merged with another subsidiary, White Cross Insurance Association, and was restyled Provident Accident and White Cross Insurance Company. This name was changed to White Cross Insurance Company in 1949. Northern Assurance became a subsidiary of Commercial Union Assurance in 1968.