Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Insurers' Advisory Organization of Canada. Pacific Region
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Pacific Region of the Insurers' Advisory Organization traces its roots in British Columbia back to 1890 with the formation of B.C. Fire Underwriters' Association and the Vancouver Board of Fire Underwriters. In 1899 the fire insurance companies voted to reorganize their associations and this gave rise to the Mainland Fire Underwriters' Association and the Vancouver Island Fire Underwriters' Association. These two organizations merged in 1920 to form the B.C. Fire Underwriters' Association. In 1927 the BCFUA amalgamated with the B.C. Automobile Underwriters' Association to form the B.C. Underwriters' Association. In 1959 the BCUA became part of the Canadian Underwriters' Association which after a reorganization in 1974 became the Insurers' Advisory Organization.