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On [[May 30]], [[1937]] the company's president, [[Russel Luquire]], died when a small plane he was piloting crashed in Montgomery. | On [[May 30]], [[1937]] the company's president, [[Russel Luquire]], died when a small plane he was piloting crashed in Montgomery. | ||
The firm changed its name in January [[1944]] and, in [[1945]] erected a monumental limestone- | The firm changed its name in January [[1944]] and, in [[1945]] erected a monumental limestone-clad [[Family Reserve Insurance building|office building]] on the former site of the [[A. W. Smith residence]] on the northwest corner of [[20th Street North|20th Street]] and [[6th Avenue North]]. | ||
The Family Reserve Insurance Company was acquired by [[Liberty National Life Insurance]] in [[1950]] following a settlement between Liberty National and [[Hanna Luquire]]. | The Family Reserve Insurance Company was acquired by [[Liberty National Life Insurance]] in [[1950]] following a settlement between Liberty National and [[Hanna Luquire]]. | ||
Revision as of 19:45, 4 June 2014
The Family Reserve Insurance Company (originally the Luquire Insurance Company) was an insurance agency founded in August 1927 as a burial society by the Luquire family.
On May 30, 1937 the company's president, Russel Luquire, died when a small plane he was piloting crashed in Montgomery.
The firm changed its name in January 1944 and, in 1945 erected a monumental limestone-clad office building on the former site of the A. W. Smith residence on the northwest corner of 20th Street and 6th Avenue North.
The Family Reserve Insurance Company was acquired by Liberty National Life Insurance in 1950 following a settlement between Liberty National and Hanna Luquire.