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Correspondence re insurance companies' amalgamation, 30 Apr. 1952-26 Oct. 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/109

Scope and Contents

Copies of correspondence and other papers regarding discussions over the amalgamation of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd's insurance companies, the Canton Insurance Office Ltd and Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. Ltd, leading to the Hongkong Insurance Co. Ltd becoming a subsidiary of the Canton Insurance Office Ltd and the renaming of the Canton Insurance Office Ltd as the Lombard Insurance Co. Ltd.

The file contains correspondence (including telegrams) between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong (mainly), Alliance Assurance Co. Ltd, London, Bank of Montreal, London, Canadian Bank of Commerce, London, Cooper Brothers & Co., London, Linklaters & Paines, London, and others; correspondence between the Directors of Matheson & Co. Ltd and the company's Insurance Department, 3 & 4 Lime Street, London; some correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and other correspondents; and related papers, including many financial statements about the firm's insurance companies and memoranda regarding the proposed reorganisation.

At the front of the file are several documents that were originally loose inside the ring-binder: a draft manuscript semi-official letter from W.J. Keswick to J.H. Keswick, Hong Kong, regarding the amalgamation of the insurance companies, circa January 1963; a manuscript table detailing the financial position of the Lombard Marine & General Insurance Co. Ltd, Canton Insurance Office, Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. and Lombard Insurance Co. Ltd, undated; a statement of the marine, aviation and transit insurance revenue account of the Lombard Marine & General Insurance Co. Ltd for the year ended 31 December 1951; a statement of the profit and loss account of the Lombard Marine & General Insurance Co. Ltd for the year ended 31 December 1951; and the balance sheet of the Lombard Marine & General Insurance Co. Ltd as at 31 December 1951.

The ring-binder is labelled 'Insurance Cos.' Amalgamation File I'.

Dates

  • Creation: 30 Apr. 1952-26 Oct. 1953

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.

Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.

Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.

Extent

1 file(s) (1 ring-binder)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair condition, but the spine and covers are torn.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 5 June 2015.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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