BRITISH NORTHWESTERN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY: CORPORATE

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: CLC/B/005/BN01
Held at	: London Metropolitan Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma ›
Full title	: BRITISH NORTHWESTERN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY: CORPORATE
Date(s)	: 1919-1964
Level of description	: Sub-fonds
Extent	: 0.20 linear metres
Name of creator(s)	: Freehold Fire Insurance Company x Prince Rupert Fire Insurance Company x British Northwestern Fire Insurance Company x Eagle Star Insurance Company of Canada Eagle, Star and British Dominions

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

British Northwestern Fire Insurance Company was founded in 1906. It was formerly the Freehold Fire Insurance Company of Manitoba, Canada, 1906. The name was changed to Prince Rupert Fire Insurance Company in 1910 before becoming British Northwestern. It was acquired by Eagle, Star and British Dominions in 1920. The company became British Northwestern Insurance Company in 1952, then Eagle Star Insurance Company of Canada in 1970. Business was transferred to Eagle Star's Canadian branch and wound up in 1978.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the British Northwestern Fire Insurance Company including collected bye-laws, audited and published accounts, and auditors' schedules.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English.

System of arrangement:

These records are arranged as follows:
CLC/B/005/BN01/04 Regulations
CLC/B/005/BN01/08 Annual Accounts

Conditions governing access:

48 hours notice required for access.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Finding aids:

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Accessioned as part of the Eagle Star Insurance Company archive.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Part of the records of the Eagle Star Insurance Company Limited, CLC/B/005.

Publication note:

Eagle Star, A Guide to its History and Archivesprepared by Zurich Group Archives.

Description Notes

Archivist's note:

Rules or conventions:
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.

Date(s) of descriptions:
Added to AIM25 April 2012.