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friendly society

a business organization which is owned by its members. Friendly societies were the forerunners of many modern Insurance Companies and BUILDING SOCIETIES. See REGISTRAR OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, BUILDING SOCIETIES ACT, 1986.

friendly society

an association of individuals (members) who make regular voluntary contributions into a fund upon which they can draw in times of need or to provide themselves with houses. Friendly societies were the forerunners of the modern INSURANCE SOCIETIES and BUILDING SOCIETIES. See REGISTRAR OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, BUILDING SOCIETIES ACT 1986.
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Friendly societies throughout the region are in serious numerical decline.
True But Brief History of the Friendly Societies and Development of Black Bermudian Communities after Emancipation: Black People Seek Pride and Power in a Post-Slavery and Post-Emancipation World, the Bermuda Experience
The main sources used in this article are reports from the Registrar of Friendly Societies and later reports by the Registrar on Building Societies.
A note on mutual savings and loan societies in nineteenth-century Ireland
Mutual insurers have existed in the UK for hundreds of years in the form of friendly societies and mutual insurance companies.
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British friendly societies have often been cited as exemplars of working-class self-help (or mutual) aid, embourgeoisement, and conservatism, while the organizations are often seen to have achieved their greatest influence and popularity in the mid-Victorian era.
Friendly society discipline and charity in late-Victorian and Edwardian England
One of the oldest Friendly Societies still operating today is the Shepherds which was founded as long ago as 1826; the Society has a solid base of over 27,000 members located around the UK, yet an enlightened board and management team have made major advances in recent years in building a significant third party business through IFA's and intermediaries.
United Kingdom : Shepherds Friendly IFA network looking to expand across the UK
Friendly societies can be traced back to 1793 when an act was passed giving them legal status.
A friendly hint in your search for ancestors; FAMILY TREE
Gosden (1961), and Simon Cordery (2003) with regard to English friendly societies; and David Beito (2000) with regard to U.S.
Health insurance before the welfare state: the destruction of self-help by state intervention
When building societies were friendly societies and mortgages were issued on the basis of three and a half times the main applicant's salary, they were run for the benefit of all their customers - not just the fat cat directors and shareholders.
Letter: Your Say - Fat cat bankers
A FRIENDLY societies provide savings plans with special tax-free benefits for regular savings of up to pounds 25 per month.
Your Money: Q & A
A THERE are a number of children's savings plans offered by Friendly Societies that accept a maximum monthly contribution of pounds 25.
DEAR JOHN
Simon Cordery's examination of British friendly societies is a long-overdue look into the origins, operations, social significance, and ultimately, decline and demise of one of the most significant contributions to nineteenth century economic, social development in liberal and industrial Great Britain.
British Friendly Societies, 1750-1914

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