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. It was acquired by Marsh & McLennan in 1998.[1][2]
History
The Company was founded by Harry Thomas (later Harry Beaufoy) Leonard Sedgwick (1855–1931)[3][4] late in the 19th century as an insurance broker under the name Sedgwick, Collins & Co.[5] In 1972 it merged with Price Forbes to form Sedgwick Forbes.[6]
The Company was acquired by Marsh & McLennan in December 1998.[7]
Further reading
- Bernard Ross Collins The History of Sedwick, Collins & Co., Published 1969
References
- Ronald Mullins. Marsh & Mclennan acquires Sedgwick JOC, 25 August 1998, retrieved 25 January 2021^
- Sedgwick Group Insurance Times, 25 July 2000, retrieved 25 January 2021^
- General Register Office Reference: 1856 M Quarter in SAINT GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE Volume 01A Page 199^
- England & Wales National Probate Calendar 1931 p. 271^
- 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^