Business correspondence, 1856-1889.

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Business correspondence, 1856-1889.

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Letters, accounts and circulars from the Phoenix Insurance Company and the Hartford Fire Insurance Company, both in Hartford, Conn., giving instructions on how to deal with competition, how to judge risks, the importance of using advertising materials sent and urging agents to get involved in insuring the beef and pork packing industry in the mid-West.

1 folder (27 items) : ill. ; 24 x 37 cm.

Connecticut Historical Society

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Phoenix Insurance Company (Hartford, Conn.)

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American Temperance Life Insurance Company was chartered in Hartford, Conn., in 1851. In 1861 the name was changed to Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company and later to Phoenix Insurance Company. This merged in 1992 with Home Life Insurance Company to create Phoenix Home Life. From the description of Record book listing policy holders in Maine, ca. 1867-1881. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 750431476 ...

Hartford Fire Insurance Company

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On May 10, 1810, the Connecticut General Assembly incorporated the Hartford Fire Insurance Company, naming Nathaniel Terry its first president. The company wrote the first fire insurance policy for an institution of higher learning when it insured Yale in 1825. Hartford Fire expanded west to Columbus, Ohio, in 1852 and San Francisco, California, in 1870. In 1871, the company paid $2 million in claims from the Great Chicago Fire. Almost thirty years later, Hartford Fire paid for $11....

Funk, William

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William Funk served as the Warsaw, Indiana agent of the Hartford Fire Insurance Company and the Phoenix Insurance Company. From the description of Business correspondence, 1856-1889. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 33256435 ...