Eagle Star Insurance Co
From Graces Guide
of 1 Threadneedle Street, London, EC2.
1917 Founded as Eagle Star and British Dominions Insurance Co
1937 Name changed to Eagle Star Insurance Co. [1]
1959 Acquired Midland Assurance Co Ltd
1960 Acquired Navigators and General Insurance Co Ltd
1966 Acquired Home and Overseas Insurance Co Ltd
Made selected investments in a small number of companies in order to provide financial backing for its insurance funds, including (1973):
- Rank Organisation
- UDS Group
- Philip Hill Investment Trust
- Grovewood Securities
- UDT
- Sunley
1975 Acquired Grovewood Securities [2] after a Competition Commission investigation
1979 Acquired Sunley Group.
1984 Acquired by BAT Industries
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Sources of Information
- Competition Commission report [1]