Chaucer Group

Chaucer Group is an international specialty insurance and reinsurance group. It is headquartered in London, with offices overseas.

History
The company was established by Bob Laslett in 1987. It was subsequently listed on the London Stock Exchange. It was then acquired by Hanover Insurance for £313 million in April 2011. It was the subject of a management buyout supported by Growth Capital Partners in February 2014.

Chaucer was acquired by China Reinsurance (Group) Corporation (China Re) for $950m (£766m) in 2018.