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                            BARCLAYS PLC                           

3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and,  
   indicates that it is in respect      if more than one holder, the number of 
   of holding of the shareholder        shares held by each of them            
   named in 2 above or in respect of                                           
   a non-beneficial interest or in      NOT DISCLOSED                          
   the case of an individual holder                                            
   if it is a holding of that                                                  
   person's spouse or children under                                           
   the age of 18                                                               
                                                                               
   HOLDING OF THE SHAREHOLDER NAMED                                            
   IN 2 ABOVE                                                                  

5. Number of      6. Percentage of  7. Number of shares 8. Percentage of      
   shares/amount     issued class      /amount of stock    issued class       
   of stock                            disposed                               
   acquired          NOT APPLICABLE                        NOT DISCLOSED      
                                       NOT DISCLOSED                          
   NONE                                                                       

9. Class of security                10. Date of          11. Date company      
                                        transaction          informed          
   ORDINARY SHARES OF 27.5p EACH                                               
                                        27 OCTOBER 2003      3 NOVEMBER 2003   
                                                             (BY WAY OF A      
                                                             LETTER DATED 28   
                                                             OCTOBER 2003)     

12. Total holding following this     13. Total percentage holding of issued    
    notification                         class following this notification     
                                                                               
    NOT DISCLOSED                        LESS THAN 3%                          

14. Any additional information       15. Name of contact and telephone number  
                                         for queries                           
                                                                               
                                         CAROLINE WEBB 020 7569 6075           

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making   
    this notification                                                          
                                                                               
    JACKIE FOX, DEPUTY GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY                                 
                                                                               
Date of notification 4 NOVEMBER 2003                                           



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