| | | Corroon & Reynolds Insurance Company ( Now Willis Group Limited ) | Beautifully engraved certificate from the Corroon & Reynolds Corporation issued
in 1965. This historic document was printed by the Hamilton Banknote Company and has an
ornate border around it with a vignette of two allegorical women sitting beside the company's logo. This item has the printed signatures of the Company’s President and Treasurer and is
over 41 years old.
Willis has an illustrious history. Its origins lie in the early 19th century with the founding in London of three firms, Henry Willis & Co, Faber Brothers, and Dumas & Wylie, the first two of which merged in 1897 to form Willis, Faber & Co. When that firm was joined by Dumas & Wylie, in 1928, the famous name of Willis, Faber & Dumas Limited came into being.
R A Corroon & Co. Inc., was established in New York in 1905. In 1966 it merged with C R Black Jr Corporation. Of a great many subsequent amalgamations the most significant was with Synercon Corporation, of Nashville, in 1976.
In mid-1998 the Group's shareholders accepted an offer from the leveraged buy-out specialists Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. Consequently the Group, which had been publicly quoted since 1976, reverted to being a private company. In 1999, the Group's operations amalgamated under one name Willis Group Limited.
1828
Henry Willis & Co. established
1843
Dumas & Wylie established
1886
Faber Brothers established
1898
Willis, Faber & Co. formed by merger
1905
R.A. Corroon & Co. established
1928
Willis Faber & Dumas formed by merger
1963
Corroon & Black Corp. formed by merger
1976
Willis Faber listed on stock exchange
1990
Willis Corroon Group formed by merger
1998
Willis Corroon Group acquired by Trinity Acquisition
1999
The Group's operations are amalgamated under one name: Willis Group
2001
Willis Group Limited listed on the New York Stock Exchange
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