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Celebrating a century of forward thinking

A century of growth and success

  • 1923
    Stewart and Hughman Ltd formed as a managing agent
  • 1988
    Syndicate 1084 established
  • 1997
    Hayward Brick Stuchbery Holding Ltd formed to complete management buyout of Chaucer Syndicates
  • 1998
    Chaucer, under the name Aberdeen Lloyd’s Insurance Trust Plc, merges with HBSH to form the Chaucer Group
  • 1999
    Chaucer acquires Danish reinsurer, Chaucer Underwriting A/S
  • 2002
    Chaucer assumes the management of Nuclear Syndicate 1176
  • 2007
    Chaucer opens an office in Singapore
  • 2015
    Chaucer opens a hub in Miami
  • 2017
    Chaucer establishes an insurance company in Dublin
  • 2017
    Chaucer opens an office in Dubai
  • 2017
    Chaucer acquires SLE Worldwide Australia
  • 2018
    China Re completes the acquisition of Chaucer from The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc
  • 2020
    Chaucer opens an office in Bermuda
  • 2022
    Chaucer celebrates its centenary

A century of growth and success

  • 1923
    Stewart and Hughman Ltd formed as a managing agent
  • 1988
    Syndicate 1084 established
  • 1997
    Hayward Brick Stuchbery Holding Ltd formed to complete management buyout of Chaucer Syndicates
  • 1998
    Chaucer, under the name Aberdeen Lloyd’s Insurance Trust Plc, merges with HBSH to form the Chaucer Group
  • 1999
    Chaucer acquires Danish reinsurer, Chaucer Underwriting A/S
  • 2002
    Chaucer assumes the management of Nuclear Syndicate 1176
  • 2007
    Chaucer opens an office in Singapore
  • 2015
    Chaucer opens a hub in Miami
  • 2017
    Chaucer establishes an insurance company in Dublin
  • 2017
    Chaucer opens an office in Dubai
  • 2017
    Chaucer acquires SLE Worldwide Australia
  • 2018
    China Re completes the acquisition of Chaucer from The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc
  • 2020
    Chaucer opens an office in Bermuda
  • 2022
    Chaucer celebrates its centenary
Today, tomorrow and for the next century

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