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In 1903, the year the Wright Brothers achieved the
first manned flight, Alfred Coyle and Fred Myerscough
started an insurance broking business in one room in
Suffolk Street, Dublin. From such modest beginnings
Coyle Hamilton Willis developed in to Ireland's leading
insurance and re-insurance broker, pensions, actuarial
and risk management consultancy. We employ over 500
people in our offices in Dublin, Limerick and Cork.
Coyle Hamilton Willis became a member of the Willis
Group(NYSE: WSH), on October, 1-2004 third largest insurance
broker in the world. With over 300 offices in some 80
countries, it's global team of 14,500 associates serves
clients in some 180 countries.
Travel backwards in time to relive the milestones that
shaped Coyle Hamilton Willis Group into the company
that it is today.
1903 Coyle & Company founded
in Suffolk Street Dublin
1934 Hamilton & Hamilton Ltd
1943 V.P. Phillips & Co. Ltd
These successful companies merged to form
1970 Coyle Hamilton Group Limited
1971 Coyle Hamilton Limerick
1976 Coyle Hamilton Cork
1978 Coyle Hamilton International Limited
established
1983 Coyle Hamilton (UK) Limited Established
1992 Acquisition of T.R Miller Ireland
1993 Acquisition of Bain Clarkson Ireland
1994 Acquisition of Richardson Hosken
Group U.K.
1995 Management Buy-Out by Group Executives
1999 Acquisition of City Gate U.K.
business
2000 Acquisition of HSBC Ireland insurance
brokerage
2000 Acquisition of Nifast
2001 Coyle Hamilton (N.I.) Ltd Established
2004 Coyle Hamilton Willis (A member
of the Willis Group (NYSE: WSH))
The Coyle Hamilton Willis headquarters is still just
a stone's throw from it's humble Suffolk Street beginnings
but it now occupies a prestige office building overlooking
Trinity College Dublin. The services of the various
divisions of the Group are also available through three
regional offices in Ireland.
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