Yorkshire Insurance Company

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Yorkshire Insurance Company
Company type Public
Industry Insurance
Founded1824
Defunct1967
FateAcquired by General Accident
Headquarters York

The Yorkshire Insurance Company was an English insurance company.

History

The company was founded in 1824, in York, as the Yorkshire Fire and Life Insurance Company. [1] Its objects were initially "to effect insurance against loss by fire and on lives and survivorships and the sale and purchase of annuities and reversions and the endowment of children". [2] In November 1824, the company purchased a fire engine, [1] and from 1830 until 1876, it operated the fire brigade for the city of York. [3] In 1847, it constructed its headquarters building on St Helen's Square in the city. [4] In 1908, the company adopted its final name, and registered as a limited company. [1]

The company took over the following insurance companies:

In 1967, the majority of the company's shares were bought by General Accident, which purchased the remainder in 1968. [5] Following this, General Accident's life insurance section, General Life, was renamed "Yorkshire-General Life", which it remained until 1985. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Yorkshire Fire and Life Insurance Company". Science Museum Group. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Legacy companies". Aviva. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  3. ↑ A History of the County of York: the City of York. London: Victoria County History. 1961. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  4. ↑ An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 5, Central. London: HMSO. 1981. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Previous companies". Aviva. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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