British Workmen's Friendly Society

JenRB

Hi I would be grateful if anyone could point me in the right direction to contact the company now responsible for a life insurance policy issued by the British Workmen's Friendly Society, 122 Colmore Row, Birmingham - the policy was taken out in my late mother's name in 1959 and I have so far been unable to find out who to contact to make a claim on this policy.
Many thanks for any help

Old_Lifer

I expect someone will come along shortly with current  contact details.   There are some Forum members who are very good at tracing old companies.

Dan1944

Hi guys have the same problem, anyone come up with an answer to British Workmen's Friendly Society?

DullGreyGuy

When is your policy from @Dan1944? The problem is that friendly societies didnt have to be registered until the 1960s so if it folded before registration was compulsory there may be very little records left, indeed a google only shows this thread and an interview with a chap that worked for them in the 50s. If you look for the British Workman's Friendly Society a little more comes up but would need confirmation of the correct name

Follow the advices on https://financialmutuals.org/our-members/tracing-a-society/ 

Does it state their registration number? 

Delburn

Try the Scottish Friendly here https://www.scottishfriendly.co.uk/

I think the history is something like:

1969: Renamed to Colmore Friendly Society
1992: Transferred to Rational Shelley Friendly Society
2006: Transferred to Scottish Friendly Assurance Society