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The Royal Exchange in London was founded in the 16th century by the merchant Sir Thomas Gresham on the suggestion of his factor Richard Clough to act as a centre of ...
The company received its royal charter under the Royal Exchange and London Assurance Corporation Act 1719 (6 Geo. 1.c. 18), popularly known as the Bubble Act. [3] Under the terms of this legislation, the Royal Exchange and the London Assurance Company were the only incorporated bodies chartered to write marine insurance.
Royal Exchange may refer to: North East Quarter, Belfast, a planned city centre development formerly known as Royal Exchange. Royal Exchange, Dublin, now City Hall, Dublin; Royal Exchange, Edinburgh, now the Edinburgh City Chambers; Royal Exchange, London, a centre of commerce in the City of London
The Royal Exchange, which he founded in 1565, was opened in 1571; Gresham College , funded by the bequest of his Will of 1571, was opened in 1597; Gresham Street in the City of London running east from St Martin's Le Grand near St Paul's Cathedral , past the Guildhall and the Bank of England is named in his memory;
The equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington is an outdoor sculpture of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, a British soldier and statesman, located at the Royal Exchange in London. [1] It overlooks Bank junction in the historic City of London. The sculptor was Francis Leggatt Chantrey. [2]
The Royal Exchange is a grade II listed [1] building in Manchester, England. It is located in the city centre on the land bounded by St Ann's Square, Exchange Street, Market Street, Cross Street and Old Bank Street. The complex includes the Royal Exchange Theatre and the Royal Exchange Shopping Centre.
The Bubble Act 1720 (also Royal Exchange and London Assurance Corporation Act 1719) [1] was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed on 11 June 1720 that incorporated the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation and London Assurance Corporation, but more significantly forbade the formation of any other joint-stock companies unless approved by royal charter
The company was established through the merger of the Guardian Assurance Company and Royal Exchange Assurance in 1968. [1] In February 1998 it acquired PPP Healthcare, a private healthcare insurer, for £435m. [2] In February 1999 it was acquired by Axa of France for $5.7bn and integrated into its Sun Life & Provincial Holdings division. [3]