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Prudential Assurance head office

Prudential Assurance head office

Prudential Assurance was founded in the UK in the 19th century and set up branches in many countries, including New Zealand. Its magnificent art deco head office, shown here in about 1934, still stands in Lambton Quay, Wellington. In the 2000s the company was part of Sovereign, New Zealand’s largest life insurer.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Gordon H. Burt Collection (PA-Group-00743)
Reference: 1/1-015619; F
Photograph by Gordon Burt

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Alan Henderson, 'Insurance - Early life insurance', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/24130/prudential-assurance-head-office (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Alan Henderson, published 11 Mar 2010