Union Assurance Society

This company was established as the Union Fire Office, in 1714 at Blackwell's coffee house on Queen Street. During 1715 it held meetings at Blacksmiths' Hall and Brown's coffee house, before settling in offices on Gutter Lane in 1716. In 1754 it moved to 11 Maiden Lane, and in 1800 to 81 Cornhill, where it remained. It was renamed in 1813 when it expanded its London fire insurance business to include life insurance in the United Kingdom and overseas. It became a subsidiary of Commercial Union Assurance in 1907 when it was restyled Union Assurance Company.