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

16ft: 488cm

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.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

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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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.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

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English

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

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.

• Engels