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- 1838 (Creation)
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One production unit.
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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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GB 0074 CLC/B/192-37 1838 Collection One production unit. York and London Fire and Life Assurance Co
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.
This booklet was deposited by Sun Alliance in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library amongst other subsidiary company archives deposited in 1976. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
York and London Fire and Life Assurance Company records comprising instruction booklet for agents.
One item.
48 hours notice required for access.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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.
January to May 2011. Enterprises Companies Assurance companies Business records Service industries Financial service industries Insurance services Life insurance Information sources Documents Insurance records Finance Insurance Fire insurance York and London Fire and Life Assurance Co London England UK Western Europe Europe York Ainsty and City of York Yorkshire
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
This booklet was deposited by Sun Alliance in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library amongst other subsidiary company archives deposited in 1976. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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York and London Fire and Life Assurance Company records comprising instruction booklet for agents.
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One item.
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48 hours notice required for access.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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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