Atlas Assurance Company

Atlas Assurance Company Limited

Building of its headquarters in 1871
Company type	Insurance
Founded	in 1808 in London, United Kingdom
Defunct	1959
Successor	Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation
Area served	Europe North America South America Philippines[1]

Atlas Assurance Company was a British life and fire insurance company established at the beginning of the 19th century in England.[2] Its headquarters were in London, and it had several branches around the world, including Buenos Aires,[3] Manila, Berlin and Washington, D.C.[4]

Fire mark for Atlas Assurance Company

It was established in 1808 in the city of London, and later expanded its branches around the world.[5] This company worked until 1959, the year it was acquired by the Assurance Corporation.[6]

References

1. Census of the Philippine Islands Taken Under the Direction ..., Volumen4,Tema 2. Philippines. Census Office, Ignacio Villamor, Felipe Buencamino. 1921.
2. Instructions for the agents of the Atlas Assurance Company of London. Atlas Assurance Company. 1839.
3. Anuario Pillado de la deuda pública y sociedades anónimas establecidas en las repúblicas Argentina y del Uruguay para ... Compañia Sud-Americana de Billetes de Banco, 1899. 1899.
4. Annual Report of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, Volumen5. District of Columbia. Board of Commissioners. 1910.
5. The Cyclopædia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ..., Volumen19. Abraham Rees. 1819.
6. Best's Insurance Reports: fire and casualty. A.M. Best Company, 1965. 1965.