National Marine Insurance Association Ltd
The National Marine Insurance Association was established in 1882 as a marine insurer offering insurance in the United Kingdom and overseas. On January 1 1897, the company transferred its business to the Ocean Marine Insurance Company Ltd and went into liquidation the following May.
Company History
National Marine letterhead, 1897
In 1908, Ocean Marine became a subsidiary of the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company Ltd, which itself became a subsidiary of the Commercial Union Assurance Company Ltd in 1959.
Key dates
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1882 | The company is established |
| 1897 | The company's business is transferred to the Ocean Marine Insurance Company |
| 1897 | The company goes into liquidation |
| 1908 | Ocean Marine becomes a subsidiary of the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company |
| 1959 | North British and Mercantile is acquired by the Commercial Union Assurance Company |
Head office premises
London
| Year | Address |
|---|---|
| by 1884 - 1897 | 2 Threadneedle Street, London |
Staff and officials
Secretary
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| by 1884 - 1897 | William Gray |
Underwriter
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| by 1884 - 1897 | Percy Franks |
Directors (1883)
- H W Petre (Chairman)
- W J Allsup
- T H Atkins
- Thomas Bell
- H T Gaddum
- H E Gilman
- C Lyall Grant
- J M Leishman
- N W Levin
- C D Royds
- Robert Wigram
Home branches and agencies
- Liverpool (by 1884)
- Manchester (by 1884)
Foreign branches and agencies
- Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia (by 1883)
- Bombay, Calcutta and Madras, India (by 1883)
- Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, South Africa (by 1883)
- Chittagong, Bangladesh (by 1883)
- Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand (by 1883)
- Colombo, Sri Lanka (by 1883)
- Hong Kong (by 1883)
- New York and San Francisco (by 1883)
- Penang, Malaysia
- Rangoon, Moulmein, Akyab (Sittwe) and Bassein, Myanmar (by 1883)
- Shanghai, Foochow (Fuzhou) and Hankow (Wuhan), China
- Singapore (by 1883)
- Yokohama, Japan (by 1883)
- Fremantle and Natal, South Africa (1884)
- Hiogo, Japan (1884)
- Karachi, Pakistan (1884)
- Manila, Philippines (1884)
- Montreal, Canada (1884)
- Valparaiso, Chile (1884)
In the archives
The Aviva archive contains records relating to the running of the National Marine Insurance Association between 1890 and 1901. The collection includes annual report and accounts, correspondence and agreements.
