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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Commercial Union
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Major insurance company, founded in 1861 as the result of a fire which destroyed a group of warehouses near London Bridge. The resulting claims caused the existing companies to raise their premiums dramatically, prompting a group of merchants to form their own commercial union to undertake insurance.
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