STAR LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY LIMITED: CORPORATE

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: CLC/B/005/ST01
Held at	: London Metropolitan Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma ›
Full title	: STAR LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY LIMITED: CORPORATE
Date(s)	: 1843-1990
Level of description	: Sub-fonds
Extent	: 1.29 linear metres
Name of creator(s)	: Eagle and British Dominions Star Life Assurance Society Ltd x Star Assurance Society

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Star Life Assurance Society Limited was founded in 1843 to provide insurance for Wesleyan Methodists. The Society offices were on Moorgate. The directorship always contained at least seven Wesleyan Methodists. They conducted much overseas business in Canada, Europe and South Africa. The name was changed to Star Assurance Society in 1911 when they started offering general insurance. The company was acquired by Eagle and British Dominions in 1917.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Corporate records of Star Life Assurance Society Limited including deeds of settlement; acts of parliament; Board of directors: minutes and agendas, resolutions and presented papers; annual general meeting minutes; annual reports and quinquennial valuations; lists of directors, trustees and secretary; death and burial certificates; notes on memorials related to the Chubb family; statutory declaration and related papers; deed and conveyance of assets; key register for strongroom and seal keys; and papers relating to amalgamation.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English.

System of arrangement:

These records are arranged as follows:
CLC/B/005/ST01/01: Foundation
CLC/B/005/ST01/02: Acts of Parliament
CLC/B/005/ST01/05: Board of directors
CLC/B/005/ST01/07: Annual general meetings
CLC/B/005/ST01/08: Annual reports and valuations
CLC/B/005/ST01/09: Directors, trustees and secretary
CLC/B/005/ST01/10: Keys
CLC/B/005/ST01/11: Amalgamation.

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:

For other records of Star Life Assurance Society Limited see CLC/B/005/ST04: Business; CLC/B/005/ST05: Premises; CLC/B/005/ST06: Staff; CLC/B/005/ST07: Acquisitions and Mergers. 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 May 2012.