Industry name changes, mergers & takeovers
OLD NAME |
NEW NAME |
AA Mutual Insurance Co | AMI |
AA Mutual Insurance | AA Life Assurance then Sun Alliance Life then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
AA Life Assurance | Sun Alliance Life then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
AETNA Life of Australia & NZ Ltd | Prudential then Colonial then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
AGH Insurance Ltd | Capital Life Assurance Ltd then NZI Life then Prudential then Colonial then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
AIG Life | Now AIA New Zealand |
ALICO | American International Assurance then AIG Life now AIA New Zealand |
Alliance Co Ltd | Sun Alliance Ins Ltd then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
AMEV Life Assurance Co Ltd | Sun Alliance Life then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
APA Life Assurance Ltd | Oceanic Life Ltd then Tyndall Life New Zealand Ltd then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
Atlas Assurance Co Ltd | Guardian Royal Exchange Group then Guardian Assurance Ltd then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
Australian Alliance Ass Co | London & Lancashire Ins Co now Lancashire |
Australian Provincial Ass Assn | APA Life Assurance Ltd then Oceanic Life Ltd then Tyndall Life New Zealand then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
Australian Reinsurance Co Ltd | Swiss Re Australia Ltd now Swiss Re Life & Health |
AXA New Zealand | AMP |
British Traders | Guardian Royal Exchange Group then Guardian Assurance Ltd then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
Capital Life Assurance Ltd | NZI Life then Prudential then Colonial then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
Century Insurance Co Ltd | Phoenix Assurance Co NZ Ltd then Sun Alliance then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
Cologne Life Reinsurance Australia | General & Cologne Life Reinsurance Australia now Gen Re |
Colonial | Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
Commercial Union Group | National Mutual Life then AXA New Zealand now AMP |
Credit Bank Ins Co Ltd | AGH Insurances Ltd then Capital Life Assurance Ltd then NZI Life then Prudential then Colonial then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
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NEW NAME |
Dominion Life Ass Office NZ Ltd | Commercial Union Group then National Mutual Life then AXA New Zealand now AMP |
Eagle Star Insurance Co | National Ins Co of NZ Ltd then Tower - pure risk business sold to Fidelity Life |
English Insurance Company Ltd | General Accident then Prudential then Colonial then Sovereign then AIA New Zealand |
FAI Met Life | Metropolitan Life then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
Farmers Co-operative Ins Assn of NZ | South British Ins Co Ltd then NZI Life then Prudential then Colonial then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
First Pacific Insurance | In Liquidation |
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NEW NAME |
General Accident Life Ltd | Prudential then Colonial then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
General Accident | Prudential then Colonial then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
Government Life | Tower Life - pure risk life insurance business sold to Fidelity |
Greater Pacific Life | ANZ Life Assurance Co Ltd |
Greenwich Life Insurance Ltd. | Invincible Life Assurance Co now Dorchester |
Guardian Assurance | Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance | Guardian Assurance Ltd then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
Hartford Fire Insurance Co | AFIA World Wide Ins Co (Represents) |
ING New Zealand Ltd | OnePath now ANZ Investments |
Invincible Life | Dorchester Pacific, then SAI Life which is part of Save & Invest, now Dorchester |
Insurance Office of Australia Ltd | Commercial Union Group then CML then Colonial then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
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NEW NAME |
Life Re | Hannover Life Re Australasia Ltd |
Liverpool London & Globe Ins Co Ltd | Royal Insurance then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
London & Lancashire Ins Co Ltd | Royal Insurance then Royal SunAlliance Asteron |
London Ass Corp | Alliance Co Ltd and Sun Alliance Ins Ltd then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
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NEW NAME |
Marac Life Insurance Co | Capital Life (NZI Life) then NZI Life then Prudential then Colonial then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
Mercantile & General Ins Co Ltd | Sun Alliance Ltd then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
Metropolitan Life | Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
MFL | Part of Armstrong Jones became ING New Zealand then OnePath now ANZ Investments |
M & G Reinsurance | Swiss Re Life & Health |
MLC Assurance Ltd | NZI Life Insurance Ltd then Prudential then Colonial then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
MMC NZ | Apex NZ |
Monarch Life | CIGNA Life Insurance NZ Ltd |
National Insurance Life & Health | Tower, pure risk business now sold to Fidelity Life |
National Mutual | AXA New Zealand then AMP |
National Mutual Casualty Ins Ltd | National Mutual Life became AXA New Zealand then AMP |
NIMU Insurance Co. | AA Mutual Insurance Co then AMI |
North British & Mercantile Ins Co Ltd | Commercial Union Group then National Mutual Life now AXA New Zealand |
Northern Life Assurance Co Ltd | Commercial Union Group then National Mutual Life then AXA New Zealand now AMP |
Northern Life Ass Co of Australia Ltd | AMEV Life Assurance Co Ltd then Sun Alliance Life then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
Norwich Union Life (NZ) Ltd | Royal SunAlliance Life now Asteron |
NRG Victory Australia Ltd | Life Re now Hannover Life Re of Australasia Ltd now Hannover Re |
NZ Victoria Life Ltd | NZI Life Insurance Ltd (Subsidiary) then Prudential then Colonial then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
NZI Life | Prudential then Colonial then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
NZ Pension Plans | Renamed Super bond, then Save & Invest, now Dorchester Pacific |
Ocean Accident Guarantee Corp Ltd | Commercial Union Group then National Mutual then AXA New Zealand now AMP |
Oceanic Life | Tyndall Life New Zealand Ltd then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
One Path NZ Ltd | ANZ Investments |
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NEW NAME |
Pearl Ass Co Ltd | National Ins Co of NZ Ltd then Tower - pure risk sold to Fidelity Life |
Pearl Life | AMP Society |
Phoenix | Sun Alliance Life then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
Price Forbes | Sedwick Forbes Ltd |
Primary Industries Ins Co Ltd | Farmers Mutual Insurance Association now FMG |
Producers & Citizens Co-Operative Ass Co Ltd | AETNA Life of Australia & NZ Ltd then Prudential then Colonial then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
Property Life | Greenwich Life Insurance Ltd then Invincible now Dorchester |
Provident Life Ass Co Ltd | Sun Alliance Life then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
Prudential Assurance Co Ltd | Colonial then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
Queensland Ins Co. Ltd | QBE Insurance Co Ltd |
Royal Exchange Ass Co | Guardian Royal Exchange Group then Guardian Assurance then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
Royal Life | Sun Alliance Life then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
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NEW NAME |
Sovereign | AIA New Zealand |
South British Insurance Co Ltd | NZI Life Insurance Ltd then Prudential then Colonial then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
Southern Cross Assurance Co Ltd | NZ Victoria Life Ltd then NZI Life Ins Ltd (Subsidiary) then Prudential then Colonial then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
Sun Alliance Life | renamed Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
Sun Insurance Office Ltd | Alliance Co Ltd and Sun Alliance Ins Ltd then Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
Super Mutual | In Liquidation – Contact J R Buchanan & Ass, Chartered Accountants, PO Box 33315, Auck. |
Swiss Re Australia Ltd | Swiss Re Life & Health now Swiss Re |
T & G Mutual Life Society | National Mutual Life then AXA New Zealand now part of AMP |
Taranaki Farmers Mutual Fire Ins Assn | Farmers Mutual Insurance Association now FMG |
Tower Life and Health | Fidelity Life |
Transport Fire & General Ins Co Ltd | Security & General Insurance Co Ltd |
Tyndall Life New Zealand Ltd | Royal SunAlliance now Asteron |
Union Assurance Society | Commercial Union Group then National Mutual Life then AXA New Zealand now part of AMP |
United Insurance Co Ltd | South British Ins Co Ltd then NZI Life then Prudential then Colonial then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |
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NEW NAME |
Victory Re | NRG Victory Australia Ltd then Life Re now Hannover Life Re |
Westpac Financial Services NZ Ltd | WestpacTrust Financial Services NZ Ltd |
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NEW NAME |
Yorkshire General Life | General Accident Life Ltd then Prudential then Colonial then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |