by Alan Jervis | May 5, 2020 | Articles
In 1786 the Society for the Registry of Shipping moved from Lloyd’s Coffee House at No. 16 Lombard Street, to No. 4 Sun Court, Cornhill. By 1797 the Register Book had 215 subscribers and the Society was run by an organising committee of 11 members. In this year...
by Alan Jervis | May 4, 2020 | Articles
Control of well insurance is a very specialized and unique insurance policy that is designed to cover all or some of the costs that are linked to regaining the control of an oil or gas well. This type of insurance also provides coverage for cleaning up any pollution...
by Alan Jervis | May 4, 2020 | Articles
When the Society for the Registry of Shipping, which was to become Lloyd’s Register, was founded in 1760, Samuel Saunders was the proprietor of the coffee house. After Saunders passed away, the reputation of the coffee house declined. Gambling and speculation was...
by Alan Jervis | May 1, 2020 | Articles
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by Alan Jervis | May 1, 2020 | Articles
Edward Lloyd dies in 1713. In his will he named his daughters Mary, Abigail, Elinor and Handy, and his third wife, Martha. A codicil to his will assigned the lease of his coffee house to his head waiter, William Newton who married Handy. When Handy died in...
