Object of the Month

The first thing I would like to say is an enormous personal THANK YOU to all those wonderful supporters who recently honoured the pledges of financial support they made as long ago as 2019. At… Read More »Letter from the Chairman – The Insurance Community

The Insurance Museum is presently in discussion with the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) over the future of the CII Library. The Library has been important for researchers and trainees in the insurance sector for 88… Read More »The future of the CII Library

Image: John Julius Angerstein John Julius Angerstein’s picture collection formed the basis of the collection of the National Gallery. Upon the death of this famous underwriter and broker from Lloyd’s past – it was Angerstein… Read More »Become a Supporter

The name ‘Willis’ has been part of the international insurance broking scene at least since Henry Willis founded his broking firm, Henry Willis & Co., in 1828. Like most brokers in the era, he was… Read More »Objects of the Month: What’s in a name?

Image: A document which mentions Alexander Ferrantyn The earliest (known) London insurance In 1426, more than 270 years before Edward Lloyd opened his coffee-house in the shadow of the Tower of London, a London-based Italian… Read More »Insurance History Snippet

Maria Baez Bano: Trustee of the month Maria Baez Bano is an Actuarial Data Engineer with Mulberry Risk. Her strong London Market connections link the Insurance Museum’s Board of Trustees to the zeitgeist of young… Read More »Trustee focus

Since embarking on my campaign to open an Insurance Museum in the City of London I’ve learnt quite a few lessons, but none so important as the complexities of fundraising. I never imagined, for example,… Read More »Letter from Reg Brown, Chairman, The Insurance Museum: “I’m going over your head!”