New Ireland Assurance

New Ireland Assurance Company plc (Irish: Comhlucht na hÉireann um Árachas cpt) is an insurance company in Ireland with origins in Ireland's independence movement. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of Ireland.^[1]

New Ireland Assurance Company plc

Native name	Comhlucht na hÉireann um Árachas cpt
Formerly	New Ireland Assurance Collecting Society
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Financial services
Founded	January 1918; 107 years ago (January 1918)
Headquarters	Dublin , Ireland
Parent	Bank of Ireland
Website	www.newireland.ie

It was founded as the New Ireland Assurance Collecting Society in January 1918.^[2][3][4] by amongst others, Frank Thornton while still in prison. Thornton became assistant manager in 1924, manager in 1954, and general manager in 1959^[5]