Lion Life and Accident Insurance Company
The Lion Life and Accident Insurance Company was established in 1880 as the Lion Life Assurance Company Ltd. A sister company of the Lion Fire Insurance Company Ltd, it offered life, annuity, endowment and accident insurance and specialised in combined life and accident policies.
Company History
Lion Life Insurance Company magazine advertisement, 1881
The company changed its name around 1882 to the Lion Life and Accident Insurance Company Ltd. In 1883, the company was liquidated. Its life business was transferred to the British Empire Mutual Life while its accident business was taken over by the Ocean, Railway and General Accident Assurance Company Ltd, which became a subsidiary of the Commercial Union Assurance Company Ltd in 1910.
Key dates
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1880 | The company is established |
| c1882 | Name changes to the Lion Life and Accident Insurance Company |
| 1883 | The company is liquidated |
| 1883 | The company transfers its life business to the British Empire Mutual Life |
| 1883 | The company transfers its accident business to the Ocean, Railway and General Accident Assurance Company Ltd |
| 1910 | Ocean, Railway and General becomes a subsidiary of the Commercial Union Assurance Company |
Head office premises
London
| Year | Address |
|---|---|
| 1881 - 1883 | 5 Lothbury |
Staff and officials
General Manager
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| by 1881 | Charles Beddall |
Secretary
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| by 1881 | R B Yorke |
Directors (1881)
- Lord Eustace Cecil MP
- Charles Eley
- Ellis Elias
- F Fish
- James Staats Forbes
- Lord Claud John Hamilton MP
- Hon. Sydney Herbert MP
- James Duke Hill
- Lord Norreys
- John Staniforth
- Cyril J Wilson
Home branches and agencies
- Manchester (by 1881)
- Leeds (by 1881)
- Newcastle-upon-tyne (by 1881)
- Bristol (by 1881)
- Glasgow (by 1881)
- Belfast (by 1881)
Overseas branches and agencies
Dublin, Ireland (by 1881)
