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The first Insurance Institute was established in Manchester, with a particular focus on fire insurance, given the number of textile manufacturers in the city. A Royal Charter incorporating the Chartered Insurance Institute was granted on 17 January 1912.
The Chartered Insurance Institute's history website includes a virtual tour of the Insurance Hall.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Chartered Insurance Institute
This building was opened by His Majesty King George V accompanied by Her Maje...
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