Uncatalogued: Union Marine And General Insurance Company Ltd

The records were purchased from Mr J. Bryson in 1971. They consist of journals, 1883 to 1904, 1906 to 1908, 1910 to 1911, 1913 to 1950; ledgers, 1905 to 1913, 1917 to 1925, 1934 to 1937, 1940 to 1942; instructions to agents, 1884 to 1914; foreign agents' applications, 1902 to 1945; agents' accounts, 1924 to 1929; correspondence and general papers, 1914 to 1945. In addition, there are some records relating to the Northern Maritime Insurance Co Ltd, with which the company was linked. These consist of journals, 1918 to 1925, 1926 to 1945, and some miscellaneous records of the Phoenix Assurance Co, 1940 to 1951.

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Administrative / biographical background
The Union Marine and General Insurance Company, established in Liverpool in 1863 with an authorized capital of two million pounds, was formed by a syndicate of underwriters of that port, taking over the marine insurance business of two existing firms of Liverpool underwriters. Agencies were set up in both Manchester and Glasgow, while the Ocean Marine Insurance Company acted as London agents. In 1911, the Union Marine was acquired as a subsidiary of the Phoenix Assurance Company. See 'Centennial story: The Union Marine and General Insurance Company Ltd 1863-1963' (privately published, Liverpool, 1963).