Phoenix Assurance or Phoenix Fire Office was a fire insurance company founded in 1680 in England

1680 in England

Events from the year 1680 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 4 November - A second Exclusion Bill is proposed to exclude the Catholic James, Duke of York from inheriting the throne.* 15 November - The Exclusion Bill is defeated in the House of Lords....

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The history of the company includes the nostalga of red-coated attendants clattering to the fires of London

Fire appliances in the United Kingdom

Fire appliances used by the fire service in the United Kingdom fit into several distinct categories and perform a wide range of general and specialised roles....

 on horse-drawn tenders

Water tender

A water tender, also known as a tanker in some regions, is a specialized firefighting apparatus designed for transporting water from a water source to a fire scene...

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The Phoenix figured in Case Law

Case law

In law, case law is the set of reported judicial decisions of selected appellate courts and other courts of first instance which make new interpretations of the law and, therefore, can be cited as precedents in a process known as stare decisis...

. In 1796, the company refused to pay damages awarded of £3,000 (2011: £) following a 1792 fire at a house in Tavistock Street

Tavistock Street

Tavistock Street is a street in the Covent Garden area of London which runs parallel to the Strand between Drury Lane and Southampton Street just south of the market piazza.-History:...

, London. Phoenix claimed that the owners had failed to obtain a Certificate from the ministers and churchwardens of the parish affirming the good character of the victims. Phoenix issued a Writ of Error to appeal the original decision.

Phoenix Assurance was acquired by Sun Alliance & London in 1984.