North British and Mercantile Insurance
Company fire mark | |
Head office at 64 Princes Street Edinburgh, early 20th century, since demolished | |
| Industry | Insurance |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1809 |
| Defunct | 1959 |
| Fate | Acquired by Commercial Union |
Key people | Lord Chetwynd (Governor) |
North British and Mercantile Insurance Company was a British-based company founded in 1809 in Edinburgh and absorbed as a subsidiary of Commercial Union in 1959. The company was also known as the North British Insurance Company, North British Fire Office and North British Fire Insurance Company.