The insurance industry had several high-flyers listed on the Sunday Times 2004 Rich List this weekend.
Leading the pack was Sean Quinn and family, listed at number 39 with an estimated fortune of £771m. The paper put his fortune down to the success of insurance company Quinn Direct, as well as his interests in quarries, hotels and industry.
Former AIG chairman Sir Edward Manton is the next insurance figure to feature on the list, listed at number 189 with £235m. Manton's stake in AIG has fallen to £160m prompting his slide from the position of 83 on the 2003 list.
The children of Swinton Insurance founder are listed at number 258, having made their fortune from insurance and property. Brian Scowcroft and Janet Lefton are estimated to have a fortune of £163m, having benefited from the 1991 sale of their 75% stake in Swinton to Royal & SunAlliance for £105m.
Axis Capital founder John Charman is listed at equal number 321 by the paper. His fortune is placed at £120m, thanks to a £46.5m stake in Axis and the £48m worth of shares he owns in former employer Ace UK.
Henry Lumley, former chairman of city-based underwriter Edward Lumley Holdings, as well as his family also come in at equal number 321 in the list, following the sale of the family business for £133m last October. The family is worth an estimated £120m.
William Brown and family are said to be worth £102m, placing them as equal 381st in the rich list. Much of this comes from Brown's director of Lloyd's broker Walsham Brothers.
Direct Line and First Alternative founder Peter Wood is listed at equal 384th, with a fortune of £100m. Wood has founded seven insurance companies in total, including one in Spain, three more in Britain, and two in the US.
Benfield chief executive Grahame Chilton is the first of three entries for the company following its flotation. Chilton is worth an estimated £75m, which puts him at equal number 530.
Former Benfield board member Michael Rees is listed at number 565, with his wealth also boosted by the company's flotation. The paper puts his worth as £71m.
Benfield's third entry is chairman John Coldman at number 723. Coldman's stake in the company as well as past earnings take his fortune up to £55m.
Gareth Ainsworth is the youngest member of the insurance industry to come to the paper's attention. Ainsworth is listed as equal 73rd in the 100 richest young people in the country, worth £4m thanks to his stake in a Cheshire-based insurance claims operation.
