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1696 Hand-in-Hand founded
1706 Amicable Society founded
1771 Going Dutch
1780 First roots in Ireland
1792 Early days – Norwich General
1797 Norwich Union founded
1808 Norwich Union expands
1809 North British and Mercantile founded
1810 First US office
1817 Newcastle by gaslight
1824 Continental connection
1824 Sir Walter Scott
1825 French connection
1834 Indian story begins
1836 Northern Assurance founded
1840 Provident Mutual founded
1840 First fidelity insurance
1846 First group life assurance
1848 Norwich Union murder
1848 First accident insurance
1851 First Australian office
1852 Clear first in plate glass insurance
1855 First piece of China
1855 Singapore and Hong Kong
1856 Russian steps
1859 First New Zealand insurer
1861 Commercial Union founded
1862 World record sum insured
1866 Amicable acquisition
1874 Tragedy aboard the Cospatrick
1877 Norwich Cathedral
1877 Great fire of Saint John
1880 First liability cover at work
1885 First staff lunches
1885 General Accident formed
1889 First burglary insurance
1891 First magazine for staff
1892 Technological advances
1895 First women employees
1896 First motor insurance
1896 Winston Churchill policyholder
1904 Toronto fire
1905 Flagship head office opened
1905 Fire engine first
1905 Acquisition of Hand-in-Hand
1906 San Francisco disaster
1907 Matchstick artist
1907 First no claims bonus
1908 Irish connection
1911 By appointment to royalty
1912 Sinking of the Titanic
1914 Outbreak of First World War
1924 Motor manufacturer insurance
1927 Ceremonial Chinese parasol
1929 China crisis
1939 Outbreak of Second World War
1940 Elephant for tea
1956 First computer
1959 Merger with North British and Mercantile
1959 Norwich Union buys Scottish Union
1960 'Mighty Mouse' Don Thompson
1963 Presidential choice
1963 Great Train Robbery
1964 Shareholding in Hibernian
1967 Yorkshire connection
1968 Northern Assurance acquired
1969 New London headquarters
1973 Delta Lloyd acquired
1977 Norwich Union mail coach
1983 Theft of Shergar
1989 NZI acquired
1992 Bomb damages head office
1994 Major acquisition in France
1996 Specialist pensions provider acquired
1997 Norwich Union flotation
1998 Merger creates CGU
1998 Purchase of London and Edinburgh
2000 Merger of CGU and Norwich Union
2000 Exit from London market business
2002 Aviva new brand identity
2003 New start in China
2004 Asian tsunami disaster relief
2005 Acquisition of RAC
2006 Return to Russia
2006 US business transformed
2006 World's first carbon-neutral insurer
2008 New global asset manager
2009 Norwich Union becomes Aviva
2009 Aviva shares listed in US
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