Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Review

For an Instant Online Quote from a panel of Leading UK Insurers CLICK HERE

Twenty four gentlemen of mixed social and professional background put their hand to the incorporation of a company that would eventually become Royal & SunAlliance Insurance.

The date was 7 April 1710. On 11 March 1845 a group of prominent Liverpool merchants and businessmen formed a company a Joint Stock Fire and Life Insurance Association which directly led to the formation of the Royal & SunAlliance Insurance company.

The history of the company is really the story of how the very nature of this product began and has prospered.

The company was first established in 1710 and is the oldest company of its type still in existence trading under its original name.

The Group's UK operation has constantly evolved since the early incorporation of The Westminster Fire Office (est. in 1717), the London (est. 1720) and the Phoenix (est. 1782).

The Group's international presence began to emerge in the 18th Century with business ventures in mainland Europe.

A presence in the US and Canadian markets and in South America, Australia, and Africa was established in the 19th Century.

They also operated in India and China from 1852 until nationalisation and were the first UK general company to return to both markets, re opening in China in 1998 and in India in 2000.

They company as we know it today, was created in 1996 with the merger of two of Britain's largest insurers.

http://www.royalsunalliance.com