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- 1843-1990 (Creation)
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5.39 linear metres
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Biographical history
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/ST04 1843-1990 Sub-fonds 5.39 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.
Business records of Star Life Assurance Society Limited including policy registers; policies and papers relating to individual policies; prospectuses and almanacs; endowment rates; specimen bonuses; rate books; fund: accounts, reports, stock exchange transactions, ledgers, journals, correspondence and papers; aircraft insurance policy; diaries; agents' instructions and commission rates; prospectuses for overseas business; Australia: letters and share certificates; South Africa: details of annual bonuses, correspondence, rate books; and Star bookmarks.
These records are arranged as follows:
CLC/B/005/ST04/01 General
CLC/B/005/ST04/02 Aircraft
CLC/B/005/ST04/03 Diaries
CLC/B/005/ST04/05 Agents
CLC/B/005/ST04/06 Overseas
CLC/B/005/ST04/12 Advertising.
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/ST05: Premises; CLC/B/005/ST06: Staff; CLC/B/005/ST07: Acquisitions and Mergers. 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 Australia South Africa Finance Companies Oceania Southern Africa Enterprises
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Accessioned as part of the Eagle Star Insurance Company archive.
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Business records of Star Life Assurance Society Limited including policy registers; policies and papers relating to individual policies; prospectuses and almanacs; endowment rates; specimen bonuses; rate books; fund: accounts, reports, stock exchange transactions, ledgers, journals, correspondence and papers; aircraft insurance policy; diaries; agents' instructions and commission rates; prospectuses for overseas business; Australia: letters and share certificates; South Africa: details of annual bonuses, correspondence, rate books; and Star bookmarks.
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Accruals
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These records are arranged as follows:
CLC/B/005/ST04/01 General
CLC/B/005/ST04/02 Aircraft
CLC/B/005/ST04/03 Diaries
CLC/B/005/ST04/05 Agents
CLC/B/005/ST04/06 Overseas
CLC/B/005/ST04/12 Advertising.
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48 hours notice required for access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
For other records of Star Life Assurance Society Limited see CLC/B/005/ST01: Corporate; CLC/B/005/ST05: Premises; CLC/B/005/ST06: Staff; CLC/B/005/ST07: Acquisitions and Mergers. 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