One of the oldest insurance companies still trading under its original name, the Sun was established in 1710, the Alliance in 1824 and The Royal in 1845. Royal & Sun Alliance was formed in 1996 with the merger of Royal Insurance and Sun Alliance.

Royal & Sun Alliance has over 20 million customers worldwide, manages over £13 billion of investments and are in the top 100 companies of the Corporate Responsibility Index.

The UK market is the largest operation within the group and has a market share of over 10% making Royal & Sun Alliance the second largest commercial lines insurer and the third largest provider of property and motor insurance.

Royal & Sun Alliance also operate in Europe, Canada, the middle east, Asia and Latin America.