Fee and commission income (2002): £12.5m

Pre-tax profit (2002): £252,000

Address:
Holland House,
1-4 Bury Street,
London EC3A 5HP

Tel: 020 7648 8800

Fax:

Fee and commission income (2002): £12.5m

Pre-tax profit (2002): £252,000

Address:
Holland House,
1-4 Bury Street,
London EC3A 5HP

Tel: 020 7648 8800

Fax: 020 7648 8890

Email: reception@nmbinsurance.com

Website: www.nmbinsurance.com

Year established: 1987

Major shareholders: NMB Holdings Ltd which is owned by directors and employees. Main ones are Messrs, Newman and Buchan.

Main lines of business: Marine, energy, reinsurance and non marine.

Number of UK branches: 1

Number of UK employees (average for 2002): 100

Chief officer: Chris Sims, managing director

Biography: Chris Sims started his career in 1975 working for Fenchurch Group as a trainee claims technician. He subsequently joined Anthony Lumsden as a claims manager and then moved to Wigham Poland as a divisional director of marine and energy. Following its merger with the Sedgwick Group, he was appointed an associate director of Price Forbes marine division. Sims joined NMB in 1989 as divisional director responsible for running the claims department. He was appointed director of NMB in February 1994 and managing director in December 2000.

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