British America Assurance Company
The British America Assurance Company was a fire insurance company established in York, Upper Canada in 1833. An impressive headquarter, it was designed by William Irving in 1877. The company expanded into the U.S. It also operated in Sydney and Adelaide. The company took hits during major conflagrations, such as the San Francisco fire of 1906.
Depiction of the company's headquarters as seen in 1884 | |
| Industry | Fire insurance |
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| Founded | 1833 in York, Upper Canada |
| Defunct | 1961 |
| Fate | Acquired by Royal Insurance |
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The Canadian subsidiary of the Royal Insurance Company (now RSA Insurance Group) acquired the British America Assurance Company and the Western Assurance Company in 1961.
William Botsford Jarvis was one of the company's founders.
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