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48. CJ COLEMAN & CO
PORTSOKEN HOUSE
155 MINORIES
LONDON EC3N 1BT
TEL: 020 7488 2211
FAX: 020 7488 4436
WEBSITE: WWW.CJ-COLEMAN.CO.UK + WWW.CJ-COLEMAN.CO.UK
FEE AND COMMISSION INCOME (2004): £13.26m
PRE-TAX PROFIT: £2.18m
CHIEF OFFICER: GEORGE MURRAY, CHAIRMAN
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1973
HISTORY
CJ Coleman & Company has operated as a Lloyd's broker since its formation in 1973 and has specialised in professional liability and related insurance coverages, on both a direct and reinsurance basis, for global clients.
In the late 1980s the company established Coleman Sperryn-Jones & Partners to support professional liability programmes for international consulting engineers and architects and Coleman Layton-Cook to support UK professional liability programmes. These were subsequently merged into the Lloyd's broker.
With the formation of Coleman and Cullum in 1995 the group expanded further, developing directors' and officers' liability and banks business. Closely allied to Coleman and Cullum is the majority shareholding in Stateside Underwriting Agency Inc, which underwrites speciality lines of insurance.
In 1996 Coleman & Large was formed to provide expertise in the highly specialised area of liquidated damages insurance.
In 2001 Coleman Claims Services was formed as a new division of C J Coleman & Company to handle outsourced business for both insurers and brokers.
In 2003 Coleman and Cullum consolidated with C J Coleman & Company to form one cohesive broking and client servicing team.
MAIN LINES OF BUSINESS
Professional indemnity/errors and omissions insurance, medical malpractice insurance, cyber liability insurance, and pension fund trustees insurance.
CHIEF OFFICER BIOGRAPHY
George Murray was appointed a director and chairman of CJ Coleman and Cullum in October 2003.
Murray is the former finance director of the company, having resigned in December 2001 when he was appointed to the board of the parent company CJ Coleman Holdings. He still holds this position, along with company secretary duties for Coleman & Large, having been appointed to its board in March 2002. Murray is also a director of Stateside Underwriting Agency Inc.
Murray joined the group in July 1976. He was previously instrumental in helping with the formation of the company in 1973. Between 1973 and July 1976 Murray acted in a consultancy capacity advising the company and training and overseeing personnel working within the company's accounting area.
