Sedgwick Group
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| Public | |
| Industry | Insurance |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Marsh & McLennan |
| Founded | 19th century |
| Defunct | 1998 |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
Key people |
Sax Riley, (Chairman) Rob White-Cooper (CEO) |
Sedgwick Group plc was a very large British insurance broker. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. However it was acquired by Marsh & McLennan in 1998.
History
The Company was founded by Henry Beaufoy Leonard Sedgwick[1] late in the 19th century as an insurance broker under the name Sedgwick, Collins & Co.[2] In 1972 it merged with Price Forbes to form Sedgwick Forbes.[3]
The Company was acquired by Marsh & McLennan in December 1998.[4]
References
- ↑ The Attfield Family of Bath Page 5
- ↑ Spreading the risks - the Emergence of brokers
- ↑ Obituary: Ian Findlay The Telegraph, 8 January 2002
- ↑ Marsh & McLennan to Buy Big British Insurance Broker New York Times, 26 August 1998
Further reading
- Bernard Ross Collins The History of Sedwick, Collins & Co., Published 1969
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