British America Assurance Company

British America Assurance Company
FormerlyBritish America Fire and Life Assurance Company (1833–1852)
IndustryFire insurance
Founded13 February 1833 (1833-02-13)
Defunct27 February 1976 (1976-02-27)
FateRenamed the Royal Insurance Company of Canada
Headquarters88 Scott Street,
Toronto, Ontario

The British America Assurance Company was a fire insurance company established in York, Upper Canada in 1833. An impressive headquarters building for it was designed by William Irving in 1877. The company expanded into the U.S. It also operated in Sydney and Adelaide. The company took hits during major conflagrations, such as the San Francisco fire of 1906.

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