Profile on West Indies Alliance
Insurance Company Limited (WIA)

The history of this Company dates as far back as 1826 with the first appointed agent being Lucas Nicholls of Alliance, followed by Sun & Hill & Airely in 1860 and Altamound De Cordova in 1883.

In 1950 Mr. Jim Collins was appointed Resident Inspector for the Alliance to establish Jamaica as a control center for the Alliance Caribbean Operations. In 1969 a Jamaican Branch was formed to transact the business of the Group of Companies.

In 1972, the Branch consolidated to Sun Alliance and London Insurance and was the first Group to be registered under the Jamaican Insurance Act 1975 with the Licence No. 1.

West Indies Alliance Insurance Company Limited was established in 1978 with local and overseas shareholders as a result of the 1977 Jamaican House of Representatives recommendation to localize the Insurance Industry within three years.

In 1997 West Indies Alliance changed its name to Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance (Jamaica) Limited after the merger of Royal Insurance and The Sun Alliance Group in 1996.

In 2000 the Company was bought by Guardian Holdings Limited of Trinidad & Tobago and the name reverted to West Indies Alliance Insurance Company Limited.

In 2002 West Indies Alliance became a wholly owned subsidiary of Guardian General Insurance Company Limited, registered in Trinidad (itself a subsidiary of Guardian Holdings Limited) which owns NEMWIL and Caribbean Home Insurance Companies.

In 2003 GHL purchased ING Fatum, which is the largest Life and General Insurance Company in the Dutch Caribbean Islands.

WIA is now part of the largest General Insurance Group in the English speaking Caribbean.

The Company is primarily involved in Commercial and Industrial business, most of which is provided by Brokers.

We are the Global partners for Royal & Sun Alliance in Jamaica.

We can be contacted at insure@wia.com.jm