Exhibit 99.1
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
| All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters. | |
| 1. | Name of company ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE GROUP PLC | 2. | Name of shareholder having a major interest BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS L.P. |
| 3. | Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person’s spouse or children under the age of 18 SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 ABOVE | 4. | Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them NOT NAMED – 355 CUSTODIAN BANKS UNAFFILIATED WITH BRANDES |
| 5. | Number of shares/amount of stock acquired N/A | 6. | Percentage of issued class N/A | 7. | Number of shares/amount of stock disposed NOT DISCLOSED | 8. | Percentage of issued class NOT DISCLOSED |
| 9. | Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 27.5 PENCE EACH | 10. | Date of transaction 11 NOVEMBER 2005 | 11. | Date company informed 17 NOVEMBER 2005 |
| 12. | Total holding following this notification A TOTAL OF 256,850,728 ORDINARY SHARES (OF WHICH 14,186,068 WERE HELD IN THE FORM OF ADRs, WHERE ONE ADR REPRESENTS FIVE ORDINARY SHARES) | 13. | Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 8.8% |
| 14. | Any additional information | 15. | Name of contact and telephone number for queries ANN PATRICIA ELEY 020 7111 7033 |
| 16. | Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification J E FOX, DEPUTY GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY |
| Date of notification: 18 NOVEMBER 2005 | |