 The Company was formed on 28 September 1998 through the merger of Angerstein Underwriting Trust and Murray Lawrence Group syndicate (the name was derived by combining 'A' from Angerstein, 'ML' from Murray Lawrence Group and 'IN' from Insurance).However, the oldest part of the business (K J Coles Syndicate) dates back to 1903.In 2008 it bought Anglo French Underwriters and subsequently renamed it as Amlin France in 2010.