Company name changes, mergers & takeovers
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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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OLD NAME |
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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OLD NAME |
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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OLD NAME |
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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OLD NAME |
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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OLD NAME |
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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OLD NAME |
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 |
| Tower Life (NZ) Ltd | Foundation Life (NZ) Ltd |
| 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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OLD NAME |
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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OLD NAME |
NEW NAME |
| Yorkshire General Life | General Accident Life Ltd then Prudential then Colonial then Sovereign now AIA New Zealand |