The Travellers' Insurance Association Ltd
The Travellers' Baggage Insurance Association Ltd was incorporated on June 20 1910 to offer insurance against land and marine transport risks.
Company History
Travellers' Baggage Insurance Association headed notice
Travellers' Baggage Insurance Association receipt
Travellers' Insurance Association proposal, 1930s
Travellers' Baggage Insurance Association headed notice
After its incorporation as the Travellers' Baggage Insurance Association Ltd on June 20 1910, the company was renamed the Travellers' Insurance Association Ltd on January 17 1917 and was acquired by the Commercial Union Assurance Company Ltd in September 1928.
The company changed its name on 07 November 2008 to Undershaft (No. 11) Ltd and went into liquidation on 20 November 2008.
Key dates
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1910 | The company is established |
| 1917 | Name changes to The Travellers' Insurance Association |
| 1928 | The company is acquired by the Commercial Union Assurance Company |
| 2008 | Name changes to Undershaft (No. 11) Ltd and company goes into liquidation |
Did you know...?
- During the 1960s, company manager Mr Johnson had a gold pass for the railways that afforded him free travel in the United Kingdom. He remembers that at smaller stations the staff would stop the train so his carriage was in the best position for the shortest walk and would even put down a red carpet for him to walk on.
Head office premises
London
| Year | Address |
|---|---|
| 1910 - 1911 | 25 Cannon Street |
| 1911 - 1914 | 26 Cannon Street |
| 1914 - 1921 | 25 Cannon Street |
| 1921 - 1932 | 26 Cannon Street |
| 1932 - 1959 | British Columbia House, 1 & 3 Lower Regent Street |
| 1959 - 1974 | 80/82 Pall Mall |
| 1974 - | St. Helen's, 1 Undershaft |
Staff and officials
Secretary
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1910 - 1932 | Herbert John Higgins |
| 1932 - 1941 | Thomas John Potter (also manager) |
| 1941 - 1957 | Cyril Morgan (acting secretary until 1942; also manager from 1946) |
| 1958 - 1961 | Harold T W Hook (also manager) |
| 1961 - 1968 | L N Wills |
| 1968 - 1971 | H T Frost |
| 1971 - 1977 | D R Cobden |
| by 1977 - 1986 at least | G. T Spratt |
Manager
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1910 - 1918 | Herbert Scott |
| 1912 - 1913 | Edgar McIntyre (joint manager) |
| 1912 - 1941 | Thomas John Potter (joint manager until 1913; also secretary from 1932) |
| 1941 - 1946 | Position vacant |
| 1946 - 1957 | Cyril Morgan (also secretary) |
| 1958 - 1961 | Harold T W Hook (also secretary) |
| 1961 - 1966 | E A Warland |
| 1966 - 1970 at least | D Johnson |
| Position not listed after 1970 | |
Directors (1910)
- Herbert Scott
- Herman Keeling Scott
- Henry Francis Fletcher
- Charles Gilbert Sherwood
- Mrs Mary Scott
- Arthur Humphrey Sursham
Home agencies
- Edinburgh (1912)
- Norwich (1912)
- Liverpool (1914)
Railway agencies
- South Eastern and Chatham Railway Companies (1912)
- London & South Western Railway Company (1912)
- London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Company (1912)
- North Eastern Railway (1913)
- London and North Western Railway Company (1913)
- London and South Western Railway Company (1913) Kiosk at Waterloo station
- London, Chatham and Dover Railway Company (1913) Kiosk at Victoria station
- North London Railway Company (1913)
- The Great Western Railway (1913)
- London & North Western Railway Company and the Caledonian Railway Company respecting the Carlisle Citadel Station
Overseas agencies
- Sydney, Australia (1914)
- Paris, France (by 1923)
- Alexandria, Egypt (1933)
- Rotterdam, Netherlands (by 1939)
In the archives
The Aviva archive contains records relating to the running of the Travellers' Insurance Association between 1910 and 1997. The collection includes proposals, board and general minutes, policies, promotional items, proposals forms, advertising and annual reports and accounts.
