INA PLATE Fire Insurance Company of North America Pewter Marker-SIGN/PLAQUE/MARK

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Insurance Company of North America
(INA-CIGNA)
On November 19, 1792. A group of entrepreneurs led by John Nesbitt and another gentleman appropriately named Ebenezer Hazard, met in Philadelphia's Independence Hall, to create the Insurance Company of North America.
INA wrote the first policy covering a ship and its cargo, in 1792. In 1794 they wrote the first life insurance policy, covering a sea captain.
When the great Chicago fire devastated that city in 1871, INA paid its claims in full. When five square miles of San Francisco were laid to ruins by the earthquake of 1906, INA was there. In 1920, INA expanded into the casualty insurance field and established the Indemnity
Insurance Company of North America. They opened for business with a capital of ,000,000.
In 1982, the Insurance Company of North America (INA), merged with the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (CG) forming CIGNA. Before selling its property & casualty operation to the Bermuda-based ACE Insurance company in 1999, CIGNA was among the companies with the largest international network in the league of Alliance, AIG and Zürich
The
Lone Star Fire Mark was INA's original symbol in 1794, before they changed it in 1796 to the more familiar Eagle Fire Mark. Their logo later became the letters INA and with the CG merger, CIGNA
.
This is an earlier INA plate/plaque/mark which measures approximately 11.00" X 7.625" and is of pewter construction and cast by Wilton. It is in goos condition and displays the various Wilton marks.stamps on the backside
This is a really nice item and one that is not often seen for sale. It would make an excellent addition for any collector of fire marks, insurance company memorabilia, or a great gift for a firefighter, insurance agent/broker, or an insurance company employee/retiree.
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