Collection GB 0064 XX(63028.1) - Union Marine And General Insurance Company Ltd

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GB 0064 XX(63028.1)

Title

Union Marine And General Insurance Company Ltd

Date(s)

  • 1833-1950 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

16ft: 488cm

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Biographical history

The Union Marine and General Insurance Company, established in Liverpool in 1863 with an authorized capital of two million pounds, was formed by a syndicate of underwriters of that port, taking over the marine insurance business of two existing firms of Liverpool underwriters. Agencies were set up in both Manchester and Glasgow, while the Ocean Marine Insurance Company acted as London agents. In 1911, the Union Marine was acquired as a subsidiary of the Phoenix Assurance Company. See Centennial story: The Union Marine and General Insurance Company Ltd 1863-1963 (privately published, Liverpool, 1963).

Archival history

GB 0064 XX(63028.1) 1833-1950 Collection 16ft: 488cm Union Marine And General Insurance Company Ltd

The Union Marine and General Insurance Company, established in Liverpool in 1863 with an authorized capital of two million pounds, was formed by a syndicate of underwriters of that port, taking over the marine insurance business of two existing firms of Liverpool underwriters. Agencies were set up in both Manchester and Glasgow, while the Ocean Marine Insurance Company acted as London agents. In 1911, the Union Marine was acquired as a subsidiary of the Phoenix Assurance Company. See Centennial story: The Union Marine and General Insurance Company Ltd 1863-1963 (privately published, Liverpool, 1963).

The records were purchased from Mr J. Bryson in 1971.

Records of the Union Marine And General Insurance Company Ltd, consisting of journals, 1883-1904, 1906-1908, 1910-1911, 1913-1950; ledgers, 1905-1913, 1917-1925, 1934-1937, 1940-1942; instructions to agents, 1884-1914; foreign agents' applications, 1902-1945; agents' accounts, 1924-1929; correspondence and general papers, 1914-1945. In addition, there are some records relating to the Northern Maritime Insurance Co Ltd, with which the company was linked. These consist of journals, 1918-1925, 1926-1945, and some miscellaneous records of the Phoenix Assurance Co, 1940-1951.

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English

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

Edited by Sarah Drewery, Oct 2011.

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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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The records were purchased from Mr J. Bryson in 1971.

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Scope and content

Records of the Union Marine And General Insurance Company Ltd, consisting of journals, 1883-1904, 1906-1908, 1910-1911, 1913-1950; ledgers, 1905-1913, 1917-1925, 1934-1937, 1940-1942; instructions to agents, 1884-1914; foreign agents' applications, 1902-1945; agents' accounts, 1924-1929; correspondence and general papers, 1914-1945. In addition, there are some records relating to the Northern Maritime Insurance Co Ltd, with which the company was linked. These consist of journals, 1918-1925, 1926-1945, and some miscellaneous records of the Phoenix Assurance Co, 1940-1951.

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Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

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Finding aids

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

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National Maritime Museum

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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

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