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- 1852-1913 (Creation)
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0.09 linear metres
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Star Life Assurance Society Limited was founded in 1843 to provide insurance for Wesleyan Methodists. The Society offices were on Moorgate. The directorship always contained at least seven Wesleyan Methodists. They conducted much overseas business in Canada, Europe and South Africa. The name was changed to Star Assurance Society in 1911 when they started offering general insurance. The company was acquired by Eagle and British Dominions in 1917.
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CLC/B/005/ST07 1852-1913 Sub-fonds 0.09 linear metres Eagle and British Dominions
Star Life Assurance Society Ltd x Star Assurance Society
Star Life Assurance Society Limited was founded in 1843 to provide insurance for Wesleyan Methodists. The Society offices were on Moorgate. The directorship always contained at least seven Wesleyan Methodists. They conducted much overseas business in Canada, Europe and South Africa. The name was changed to Star Assurance Society in 1911 when they started offering general insurance. The company was acquired by Eagle and British Dominions in 1917.
Accessioned as part of the Eagle Star Insurance Company archive.
Records of Star Life Assurance Society Limited relating to acquisitions and mergers including papers and press cuttings relating to proposed mergers; and prospectuses and proposals of other companies.
These records are arranged as follows: CLC/B/005/ST07/01: United Kingdom Temperance and General Provident Institution, and Norwich Union.
48 hours notice required for access.
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
For other records of Star Life Assurance Society Limited see CLC/B/005/ST01: Corporate; CLC/B/005/ST04: Business; CLC/B/005/ST05: Premises; CLC/B/005/ST06: Staff. Part of the records of the Eagle Star Insurance Company Limited, CLC/B/005.
Eagle Star, A Guide to its History and Archivesprepared by Zurich Group Archives.
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.
Added to AIM25 May 2012. Assurance companies Insurance Star Life Assurance Society Limited Companies Finance Enterprises
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Accessioned as part of the Eagle Star Insurance Company archive.
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Scope and content
Records of Star Life Assurance Society Limited relating to acquisitions and mergers including papers and press cuttings relating to proposed mergers; and prospectuses and proposals of other companies.
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Accruals
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These records are arranged as follows: CLC/B/005/ST07/01: United Kingdom Temperance and General Provident Institution, and Norwich Union.
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48 hours notice required for access.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English.
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For other records of Star Life Assurance Society Limited see CLC/B/005/ST01: Corporate; CLC/B/005/ST04: Business; CLC/B/005/ST05: Premises; CLC/B/005/ST06: Staff. Part of the records of the Eagle Star Insurance Company Limited, CLC/B/005.
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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