IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 CLC/B/192-18
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Date(s): 1802-1957
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 62 production units.
Name of creator(s): Imperial Insurance Co x Imperial Fire Insurance Co
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Imperial Insurance Company was established in 1803 for the purpose of UK and overseas fire insurance. Between 1869 and 1891 it was officially styled Imperial Fire Insurance Company, although it had always appeared in Post Office directories under this name.
The company's original offices were at Sun Court, Cornhill, and 5 St James's Street, but in 1845 its West End offices moved to 16 Pall Mall and in 1848 its head office moved to 1 Old Broad Street.
In 1902, Imperial Insurance Company was acquired by Alliance Assurance and this company merged with Sun Insurance to form Sun Alliance in 1959.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
The Imperial Insurance Company (also known as the Imperial Fire Insurance Company) collection comprises constitutional documents, minutes, and financial and administrative material.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English and Spanish.
System of arrangement:
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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:
Sun Alliance deposited the records of Imperial Insurance in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library at various dates from 1968. 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.