asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he has decided that every assurance company, society, association or other body licensed by him to do employers' liability insurance business and which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a country other than the Irish Republic is a foreign company and that this should also apply to a syndicate similarly licensed; further, if he will state the names or other designations of every foreign insurance company or syndicate which, on the 31st March, 1952, held a licence to do employers' liability insurance.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Employers' Liability Insurance Licences.
I do not understand the first part of the Deputy's question. There is no question of a decision by me that a particular insurance company or syndicate is "foreign". The expressions "foreign company" and "syndicate" are defined in Section 3 of the Insurance Act, 1936.
The information requested in the second part of the question is contained in a statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to have circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
FOREIGN Companies and Syndicates licensed on the 31st March, 1952 to transact Employers' Liability Insurance Business.
FOREIGN COMPANIES.
Alliance Assurance Company Limited.
Allienz and Stuttgarter Vereia Insurance Company Limited.
Atlas Assurance Company Limited.
The British General Insurance Company Limited.
The British Oak Insurance Company Limited.
Car and General Insurance Corporation Limited.
The Century Insurance Company Limited.
The Commercial Insurance Company of Ireland Limited.
Commercial Union Assurance Company Limited.
County Fire Office Limited.
Edinburgh Assurance Company Limited.
The Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation Limited.
The Federated Employers' Insurance Association Limited.
The Fine Art and General Insurance Company Limited.
General Accident, Fire and Life Assurance Corporation Limited.
Guardian Assurance Company Limited.
The Legal Insurance Company Limited.
The Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company Limited.
The London & Lancashire Insurance Company Limited.
The London Assurance.
Methodist Insurance Company Limited.
The Motor Union Insurance Company Limited.
National Employers' Mutual General Insurance Association Limited.
The North British & Mercantile Insurance Company Limited.
The Northern Assurance Company Limited.
Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society Limited.
The Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation Limited.
Phoenix Assurance Company Limited.
Railway Passengers' Assurance Company.
Royal Exchange Assurance.
Royal Insurance Company Limited.
Scottish Insurance Corporation Limited.
Scottish Union and National Insurance Company.
The State Assurance Company Limited.
Sun Insurance Office Limited.
Union Assurance Society Limited.
The Yorkshire Insurance Company Limited.
Zurich General Accident and Liability Insurance Company Limited.
SYNDICATES.
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