Redundancies
Robots will control claims future: PWC
Future insurance claims will be settled with little to no human involvement and insurers will have to adapt to the impact of technology if they are to survive, a report from PWC has found.
Zurich to move claims roles following Leeds office consolidation
Exclusive: Zurich is consulting over a number of claims handler roles as part of an office closure in Leeds.
Avantia places up to 30 roles at risk in outsourcing move
Exclusive: Avantia Insurance is in the process of relocating frontline roles to Sheffield, placing between 20 to 30 jobs at risk.
Aon wants to cut 38 jobs in France
Aon is going to offer voluntary redundancy to 38 of its 180 staff in Angouleme, in southwestern France, our sister publication reports.
Munich Re to cut 900 jobs as reinsurer targets profits surge in 2018
Munich Re is to axe 900 jobs as part of cost saving efforts in its reinsurance business.
Senior director leaves in UK General restructure
Exclusive: A senior director has left UK General and further roles are at risk as the group moves to restructure its sales team.
Week in Post: Are further Swinton branch closures a sign of the times?
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Swinton to close 40 branches, over 260 jobs at risk
Swinton Insurance is to close up to 40 branches across the UK, putting 268 jobs at risk.
Ageas UK eyes further restructuring to drive profit growth
Ageas will continue to restructure its business even as the company is set to return to an underwriting profit for the remainder of the year.
Allianz UK CEO Dye declines to comment on XL acquisition rumours
Allianz UK CEO Jon Dye has declined to comment on recent speculation that the group is looking to acquire XL.
Allianz UK operating profit climbs by 26% in 2017
Allianz UK saw operating profit rise 26% to £121.3m in 2017, up from £96.2m in the previous year.
No immediate threat to Allianz Bristol claims team
Personal injury claims handlers in Allianz’s Bristol office will not be placed under employment consultation as part of the Allianz-LV merger.
Allianz to make up to 80 further redundancies in claims restructure
Allianz is placing a further 80 jobs at risk of redundancy amid a restructure of its claims operation.
LV prepares to overcome ‘challenges’ with re-entry to home market
LV has acknowledged it faces “challenges” in making profitable the home portfolio it acquired as a result of the Allianz personal lines merger.
400 jobs at risk following LV and Allianz merger
Up to 400 LV and Allianz employees are at risk of losing their jobs as a result of the companies’ strategic partnership.
Week in Post: Carillion collapse and the executive merry-go-round
It was oddly coincidental that it was Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year, when Carillion collapsed – placing 20,000 jobs at risk.
Integra Insurance Solutions to consult over 17 redundancies
Exclusive: Integra Insurance Solutions is consulting over making 17 staff redundant as it looks to streamline its operations.
Brendan McCafferty to leave Axa as part of restructure
Brendan McCafferty has left Axa with immediate effect, 11 months into his tenure as CEO for intermediated and direct.
AA vows robust defence to Bob MacKenzie employment tribunal
The AA will “robustly defend” itself in an employment tribunal against its former chairman Bob MacKenzie
Senior redundancy at R&Q as group moves to simplify structure
Randall & Quilter has made a string of senior management changes as it looks to simplify its group structure.
Saga makes 90 redundancies across business
Saga has made 90 employees redundant across the business.
Markerstudy makes 27 redundancies at Chesterfield office
Markerstudy has made 27 employees redundant at its Chesterfield site.
150 jobs at risk in L&G's Hove office
As many as 150 jobs are reportedly at risk as Legal & General plans to move its GI unit from Hove to Birmingham.
Brightside office relocation puts 90 jobs at risk
Brightside has revealed proposals to relocate its medical reporting business IQED from its present site in Cardiff to the group’s headquarters in Aust.