New York State Joint Legislative Committee on Housing Insurance Companies Investigation Files
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
11.2 cubic feet
20 35mm microfilm roll(s)
Arrangement
Alphabetical by insurance company name or type.
Scope and Content Note
This series details the financial activities of life, fire, and marine insurance companies through correspondence and financial records. The committee, known as the "Lockwood Committee" for chairman Charles C. Lockwood, investigated the investment activities of the insurance industry as it related to funds available for mortgages and investments in housing.
The committee wanted to identify and eliminate investment practices that were deleterious to the housing market. Detailed financial records, predominantly for life insurance companies, reveal the types of investments (principally the purchase of municipal, state, and federal government bonds) each company made over a span of years, often from as early as 1906 through 1919. Information on real estate investments is also found with some companies' records. The series includes information from out-of-state insurance companies also.
Alternate Formats Available
Microfilm is available for use at the New York State Archives or through interlibrary loan.
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Custodial History
This series was originally accessioned as part of boxes 22, 24-25, 25a, 26, 26a, 27-28, 28a, 29-31, 31a, 32-34, and 42 of accession -216, old collection #405.
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Access Terms
Life insurance--Law and legislation--New York (State)
Casualty insurance--Law and legislation--New York (State)
Life insurance--New York (State)
Housing--Law and legislation--New York (State)
Casualty insurance--New York (State)
Housing policy--New York (State)