York and London Fire and Life Assurance Co

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York and London Fire and Life Assurance Co

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        This company was established in 1834 as the York and North of England Fire and Life Insurance Company; it was renamed in 1838 at which time it had offices in London at 82 King William Street.

        In 1842, at which date it was styled as York and London British and Foreign Assurance Office, it transferred its fire business to Imperial Fire Insurance Company. In 1844 its life business was merged with Standard Life Assurance Company.

        Imperial Fire was taken over by Alliance Assurance Company which merged with Sun Insurance in 1959.

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