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 | 2. | Name of shareholder having a major interest | |
| ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE GROUP PLC | 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 | 4. | Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them | |
| SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 ABOVE | NOT NAMED – 145 CUSTODIAN BANKS UNAFFILIATED WITH BRANDES |
| 5. | Number of shares/amount of stock acquired | 6. | Percentage of issued class | 7. | Number of shares/amount of stock disposed | 8. | Percentage of issued class |
| N/A | N/A | NOT DISCLOSED | NOT DISCLOSED |
| 9. | Class of security | 10. | Date of transaction | 11. | Date company informed |
| ORDINARY SHARES OF 27.5p EACH | NOT DISCLOSED | 7 JULY 2006 |
| 12. | Total holding following this notification | 13. | Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification |
| SHAREHOLDER HAS NOTIFIED THE COMPANY THAT IT NO LONGER HAS A MAJOR INTEREST IN THE SHARES OF THE COMPANY. | BELOW 3% |
| 14. | Any additional information | 15. | Name of contact and telephone number for queries |
| LUKE THOMAS 020 7111 7000 |
| 16. | Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification |
| LUKE THOMAS DEPUTY GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY | |
| Date of notification: 10 JULY 2006 | |