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General Accident

Scottish insurance company (1895–1998)

General Accident, properly General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation plc, but commonly known by the shorter title, was a large insurance business based in Perth, Scotland. It merged with Commercial Union in 1998 to form CGU plc.2 It was founded in 1885.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1885Founded1
  • Industryinsurance industry1
  • HeadquartersPerth1
  • Legal formPublic Limited Company3
  • LEI213800GJT26929P77P353
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressPITHEAVLIS, PH2 0NH Perth, United Kingdom3
  • Registered withCompanies House, SC1195053

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General Accident, properly General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation plc, but commonly known by the shorter title, was a large insurance business based in Perth, Scotland. It merged with Commercial Union in 1998 to form CGU plc.2

Corporate structure

General Accident is part of a group headed by Aviva. 194 entities, 23 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Aviva London, United Kingdom
    • Aviva Canada Markham, Ontario, Canada
      • 2161605 ONTARIO INC. Subsidiary · Markham, Ontario, Canada
      • 9543864 CANADA INC. Subsidiary · Markham, Ontario, Canada
        • Aviva General Insurance Company Subsidiary · Markham, Ontario, Canada
      • A-WIN INSURANCE LTD. Subsidiary · Calgary, Alberta, Canada
      • Pilot Insurance Company Subsidiary · Markham, Ontario, Canada
      • SCOTTISH & YORK INSURANCE CO. LIMITED COMPAGNIE D'ASSURANCE SCOTTISH & YORK LIMITEE Subsidiary · Markham, Ontario, Canada
      • TRADERS GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY COMPAGNIE D'ASSURANCE TRADERS GENERALE Subsidiary · Markham, Ontario, Canada
      • WAYFARER INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED Subsidiary · Markham, Ontario, Canada
      • WESTMOUNT GUARANTEE SERVICES INC. Subsidiary · Markham, Ontario, Canada
    • General Accident Perth, United Kingdom
    • Anglo-Elementar Versicherungs-AG Subsidiary · Vienna, Austria
    • Bamboo Premium Financing Inc. Subsidiary · 100% · Markham, Ontario, Canada
    • SUCCESSION GROUP LTD Subsidiary · 100% · Plymouth, United Kingdom
    • 1-5 LOWNDES SQUARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • 20 LOWNDES SQUARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • 41-42 LOWNDES SQUARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • 43 LOWNDES SQUARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • 44-49 LOWNDES SQUARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • 6-10 LOWNDES SQUARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • A.G.S. CUSTOMER SERVICES (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Pune, India
    • ABEILLE IMPACT INVESTING FRANCE Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • AIG LIFE LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • AVIVA ADMINISTRATION LIMITED Subsidiary · York, United Kingdom
    • AVIVA AGENCY SERVICES INC. Subsidiary · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • AVIVA ASIA MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
    • AVIVA CENTRAL SERVICES UK LIMITED Subsidiary · Norwich, United Kingdom
      • AVIVA SERVICES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (AVIVA SERVICES SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ) Subsidiary · Warsaw, Poland
    • AVIVA CREDIT SERVICES UK LIMITED Subsidiary · Norwich, United Kingdom
    • AVIVA EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • AVIVA EQUITY RELEASE UK LIMITED Subsidiary · York, United Kingdom
    • AVIVA ERFA 15 UK LIMITED Subsidiary · York, United Kingdom
    • AVIVA EUROPE UK SOCIETAS Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • AVIVA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • AVIVA ITALIA HOLDING S.P.A. Subsidiary · 100% · Milano, Italy
      • AVIVA INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
      • AVIVA INVESTORS HOLDINGS LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
        • ORN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (BERMUDA) LTD Subsidiary · Hamilton, Bermuda
      • NAVIGATOR INVESTMENT SERVICES LIMITED Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
    • AVIVA GROUP SERVICES IRELAND LIMITED Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
    • and 81 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by CGU plc1

Timeline

  1. Nov 3, 2017Parent Directly consolidated by Aviva3
  2. 1998Dissolved Dissolved1
  3. 1885Founded Founded1

Sources

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