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... language. Originally named Ancienne Mutuelle, the firm renamed itself Mutuelles Unies after acquiring another insurer in 1978; the present name dates to 1985. CORPORATE HISTORY 1700 - 1900 The period spanning the 18th and 19th centuries saw the creation of many of the companies which later combined to form parts of the global AXA Group. The most prominent amongst these include Royal Exchange Assurance (1720), Sun Life (1810), Ancienne Mutuelle (1817), Guardian Assurance (1821) and Equity & Law (1844). 1901 - 1980 The first eighty years of the 20th century witnessed the establishment of yet more major players - including the Provincial Insurance Company (1903) and the Guardian Royal Exchange Group (1968) - and the first in a series of mergers that would eventually lead to the creation of AXA. 1981 - Present day The name AXA was introduced to the world in 1985. Three years later, the company merges with the Compagnie du Midi and is ...