IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 CLC/B/192-37
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: YORK AND LONDON FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
Date(s): 1838
Level of description: Collection
Extent: One production unit.
Name of creator(s): York and London Fire and Life Assurance Co
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
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.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
York and London Fire and Life Assurance Company records comprising instruction booklet for agents.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
One item.
Conditions governing access:
48 hours notice required for access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
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.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note:
Date(s) of descriptions: January to May 2011.