North British & Mercantile Insurance Co Ltd

The North British Insurance company was established on 19 October 1809. The company obtained a royal charter in 1824, and in 1862, the company merged with the Mercantile Fire Insurance Company and became North British & Mercantile Insurance Company. The company was incorporated as a limited company on 1 November 1920 and became a subsidiary of the Commercial Union Assurance Company Ltd in 1959.