Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,391 pages of information and 246,928 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Commercial Union Assurance Co

From Graces Guide
1882.
1884.
1890.
1895.
1897.
1899.
1917.
1961.
1966.

Established in 1861.

Acquired the Hand-in-Hand Fire and Life Office (established in 1696).

c.1897 Acquired the business of the West of England Fire and Life Insurance Co (see advert)

1998 Merger of General Accident with Commercial Union to form CGU[1]

2000 Norwich Union merged with CGU, to form the CGNU group which went on to become the Aviva group.

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times Oct. 29, 1998