This document is an insurance policy taken out by Seth Wallis of New Buckenham in
1797 and countersigned by Thomas Bignold.
The Norwich Union Society for Insuring of Buildings, Goods, Merchandises & Effects
from Loss by Fire was founded by Thomas Bignold in that same year.
The company was a mutual enterprise, owned by its policyholders, who not only
pooled their premiums to pay out in the event of a claim, but also received a share of
the company’s profits. Norwich Union was one of the principal companies that
merged to create Aviva.
1797 insurance policy
© The New Buckenham Society 2015 (rev 2023)
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