By John Lane, IM Volunteer Recently, I had the opportunity to explore a small selection of Reg Brown’s extensive collection of insurance-related postcards. While all the cards were fascinating from a historical standpoint, two, in… Read More »The Pelican and British Empire Life Office
I promised more on the Congress, and this time I’m writing about a speech by J.B. Levison, Vice President of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company. Mr Levison was asked to speak on the subject “Service Performed… Read More »THE WORLD’S INSURANCE CONGRESS 1915
What goes round, comes around I recently attended the Chartered Insurance Institute’s Shaping the Future of Insurance conference on INNOVATION + IMPACT. The principal subject discussed was Artificial Intelligence and the effect it will have… Read More »Chairman’s Message – December 2025
In early October, the Friends of the Museo Dell’assicurazione (MUDA) in Milan visited London, and on the Friday, they were the guests of the Insurance Museum. We arranged a tour of Lloyd’s of London, followed… Read More »Museo Dell’assicurazione visit to London
In a previous article, Reg Brown examined postcards related to Chocolate Clubs – https://insurance.museum/from-reg-browns-postcard-collections). We were a bit unclear about what a chocolate club was, as Reg was working from the postcards. He finished the… Read More »Chocolate Clubs
This article started over a coffee in the Lloyd’s Building with Reg Brown, the Chairman of the Insurance Museum, on 27 August 2024. During a conversation about the work of the Museum, for reasons I… Read More »Definitely, Maybe… or not at all?: Insuring concerts
One of the most interesting postcards in my collection is this card, postally used by the Royal Insurance Company on a date which is impossible to read in 1911. The image is of the Royal… Read More »Royal Article 1915 World’s Insurance Congress
The IM is constantly building up its networks, supporters and partners. In the City of London, it has very good connections, and internationally, it is building up a strong partnership around the world. The Museo… Read More »Going International
The Story of Road Transport & General Insurance Company Ltd Despite sending a sizeable number of insurance-related items of ephemera or “junk” as my long-suffering wife preferred to describe it, onto the Insurance Museum for… Read More »From Omnibus Operator to part of the UK’s largest Insurance Group
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