▁the ▁Acc ident al ▁Death ▁In sur ance ▁Company . ▁Of ▁its ▁successor , ▁the ▁Acc ident ▁In sur ance ▁Company , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁until ▁his ▁death , ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁or ▁two ▁he ▁acted ▁as ▁manager . ▁About ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁London ▁Bank . ▁In ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Unity ▁Fire ▁and ▁Life ▁Office , ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁succeed ▁in ▁res us cit ating ▁it , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁the ▁business ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Brit on ▁office , ▁W alf ord ▁being ▁appointed ▁its ▁liquid ator . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁he ▁paid ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁many ▁vis its ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁brought ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁an ▁' In sur ance ▁Year ▁Book .' ▁In ▁the ▁latter ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁In sur ance ▁Company ▁for ▁Europe . ▁His ▁great ▁literary ▁labour ▁was ▁his ▁' In sur ance ▁Cy c lop ædia ,' ▁a ▁compilation ▁of ▁immense ▁labour , ▁expected ▁to ▁occup y ▁ten ▁large ▁oct avo ▁volumes . ▁The ▁first ▁volume ▁is ▁dated ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ; ▁the ▁fifth , ▁and ▁last ▁complete , ▁volume ▁came ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁and ▁each ▁of ▁them ▁contained ▁about ▁six ▁hundred ▁pages ▁( see ▁Times , ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 8 ).