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Macaura v Northern Assurance Co Ltd [1925] AC 619 appeared before the House of Lords concerning the principle of lifting the corporate veil. Unusually, the request to do so was in this case made by the corporation's owner.
Dr Wallersteiner had bought a company called Hartley Baird Ltd using money from the company itself, in contravention of the prohibitions on financial assistance (under Companies Act 1948 s 54 and 190). He had got 80% of the company. Mr Moir was one of the 20% remainder shareholders.
The company built a new head office at 3-7 King William Street, erected in 1915, [5] on a design by John Macvicar Anderson and his son Henry Lennox Anderson. [6] It was known as Phoenix House while the seat of the company from 1915 to 1983; the name later went to another building at No. 18 in the same street. [7]
The Western Assurance Company was a Canadian insurance company that has operated from 1851 to 2025. Western was one of the country's earliest fire insurance companies and played an important role in the development of the industry in Canada. [1]
The 1990 accounts (the first on line at Companies House) showed premium income of £3.5 billion but a £121 million pre-tax loss in 1990. After three years of losses, General Accident bounced back to record profits in 1993. This was followed by the purchase of the life assurance company, Provident Mutual in 1996. [4] [3]
A historic north Fort Worth home designated as a landmark was heavily damaged due to a fire, the Fort Worth Fire Department said in a social media post Wednesday.. At around 10:45 p.m. Tuesday ...
It changed its name to The Pearl Assurance Company in 1914, [3] when it moved to 252 High Holborn where it was based until moving its head office to Peterborough in 1989. [ 4 ] In 1990, it was acquired by the Australian insurance group, AMP , and in 2003, Pearl, NPI and London Life Association were demerged from AMP to become part of Henderson ...
A more than 100-year-old Wichita company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure the business and potentially bring in new partners. Amid bankruptcy filing, Pioneer Balloon owners find ...