19. The Miller Insurance Group

19. The Miller Insurance Group
Fee and comm income (2001): £41.1m

Pre-tax profit (2001): £4.1m

Address: Dawson House
5 Jewry Street
London EC3N 2PJ
Tel: 020 7488 2345
Fax: 020 7265 1423

Email: info@millerins.co.uk

Website: www.millerinsurance.co.uk

History: The company was established in 1902 as a marine insurance broker, by Thomas Miller, as part of an existing partnership of P&I managers. In 1945, the company legally separated from its parent company and, in 1974, started to diversify into new areas of non-marine business through separate specialist trading companies. In 1991, the company changed its name from Thos. R Miller (Insurance) to The Miller Insurance Group.

During the 1990s, the group continued to expand through worldwide trading partnerships and ventures and, in 1999, it restructured into a single trading entity. The group celebrated its centenary in January 2002, and continues to thrive as a leading privately-owned specialist broker, operating both in London and internationally. It offers a wide range of specialised insurance and reinsurance services.

Fees and commission figure above are for the Lloyd's businesses. The group total is £46.6m.

Chief officer: Graham Clarke

Biography: Clarke, 46, joined The Miller Insurance Group in 1982 and became managing director of its energy division in 1990, and chief executive in May 2000. His broker career started in 1974, specialising in global energy insurance and reinsurance.

Major shareholders: An employee trust has an interest in the shares of the group.

Main lines of business: Provider of specialist insurance and reinsurance solutions and services for the following sectors: