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Sun Insurance merged, with Alliance Assurance, a business which had been founded by [[Nathan Mayer Rothschild]] and [[Moses Montefiore]] in 1824, to form Sun Alliance Insurance in 1959.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/494e0d51-316d-4f1f-8dfe-aac460575ad7|title=Records of Sun Fire Office|publisher=National Archives|accessdate=19 April 2020}}</ref> |
Sun Insurance merged, with Alliance Assurance, a business which had been founded by [[Nathan Mayer Rothschild]] and [[Moses Montefiore]] in 1824, to form Sun Alliance Insurance in 1959.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/494e0d51-316d-4f1f-8dfe-aac460575ad7|title=Records of Sun Fire Office|publisher=National Archives|accessdate=19 April 2020}}</ref> |
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Sun Alliance went on to acquire London Assurance in 1965 (becoming Sun Alliance & London)<ref name=trebilcock>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AO-QDCl-6sAC&pg=PA1021&lpg=|title=Phoenix Assurance and the Development of British Insurance: Volume 2, The Era of the Insurance Giants 1870–1984|first=Clive|last=Trebilcock|page=1021|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1999|isbn=978-0521254151}}</ref> and [[Phoenix Fire Office|Phoenix Assurance]] in 1984.<ref name=trebilcock/> |
Sun Alliance went on to acquire London Assurance in 1965 (becoming Sun Alliance & London)<ref name=trebilcock>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AO-QDCl-6sAC&pg=PA1021&lpg=|title=Phoenix Assurance and the Development of British Insurance: Volume 2, The Era of the Insurance Giants 1870–1984|first=Clive|last=Trebilcock|page=1021|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1999|isbn=978-0521254151}}</ref> and [[Phoenix Fire Office|Phoenix Assurance]] in 1984.<ref name=trebilcock/> The head office of the enlarged business was at 1 Bartholomew Lane in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9HrrCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA273&lpg=|title=Major Companies of Europe 1991/92: Volume 2 Major Companies of the United Kingdom, Volume 2|first= J. |last=Forsyth|publisher=Springer Netherlands|year=1991|isbn=978-94-011-3018-9}}</ref> |
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After changing its name to Sun Alliance Group in 1989, the company merged with [[Royal Insurance]] to form the [[RSA Insurance Group|Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/10/rsa_group_cio_interview/|title=RSA chief uncans insurance giant's mega IT infrastructure review|date=10 August 2015|publisher=The Register|accessdate=19 April 2020}}</ref> |
After changing its name to Sun Alliance Group in 1989, the company merged with [[Royal Insurance]] to form the [[RSA Insurance Group|Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/10/rsa_group_cio_interview/|title=RSA chief uncans insurance giant's mega IT infrastructure review|date=10 August 2015|publisher=The Register|accessdate=19 April 2020}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:33, 19 April 2020
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Insurance |
| Founded | 1710 |
| Defunct | 1996 |
| Fate | Merged with Royal Insurance |
| Successor | RSA Insurance Group |
| Headquarters | London |
Sun Alliance Group plc was a large insurance business based in London. It merged with Royal Insurance in 1996 to form the Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group.
History
The company had its origins in Sun Fire Office, the oldest documented insurance company in the world, which founded in London in 1710.[1]
Sun Insurance merged, with Alliance Assurance, a business which had been founded by Nathan Mayer Rothschild and Moses Montefiore in 1824, to form Sun Alliance Insurance in 1959.[2]
Sun Alliance went on to acquire London Assurance in 1965 (becoming Sun Alliance & London)[3] and Phoenix Assurance in 1984.[3] The head office of the enlarged business was at 1 Bartholomew Lane in London.[4]
After changing its name to Sun Alliance Group in 1989, the company merged with Royal Insurance to form the Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group in 1996.[5]
References
- ^ "History". International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Records of Sun Fire Office". National Archives. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ a b Trebilcock, Clive (1999). Phoenix Assurance and the Development of British Insurance: Volume 2, The Era of the Insurance Giants 1870–1984. Cambridge University Press. p. 1021. ISBN 978-0521254151.
- ^ Forsyth, J. (1991). "Major Companies of Europe 1991/92: Volume 2 Major Companies of the United Kingdom, Volume 2". Springer Netherlands. ISBN 978-94-011-3018-9.
- ^ "RSA chief uncans insurance giant's mega IT infrastructure review". The Register. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2020.