Thursday, 09 February 2012

Recruiter
Insurance

  • Contracts/Deals: Capita gets Fish

    Mon, 30 Jan 2012

    Support services firm Capita has acquired Preston-based specialist insurance firm Fish Administration from private equity firm Inflexion for £21m.

  • Insurance firm Saga plans epic hiring in 2012

    Fri, 20 Jan 2012

    Saga Insurance has outlined plans to take on nearly 500 new staff at its premises in Hastings.

  • Appointments: Barclay Meade brings in seven

    Mon, 16 Jan 2012

    Multi-sector recruiter Barclay Meade has taken on six new staff members, while Barclay Meade Executive Search has appointed Sebastien Dridje.

  • Hastings Direct to create 200 new jobs in 2012

    Tue, 3 Jan 2012

    Insurance retailer Hastings Direct has announced it will create 200 new jobs this year, due to continued growth from its car, home, van and bike insurance divisions.

  • Appointments: Smith to cer Financial

    Tue, 6 Dec 2011

    Luke Smith has been appointed specialist project management consultant at recruitment consultancy cer Financial.Smith moves from insurance provider Admiral Group, where he had worked for three years.

  • Kwik-Fit Financial Services recruiting 40 consultants

    Tue, 15 Nov 2011

    Insurance distributor Kwik-Fit Financial Services will recruit 40 new sales consultants between now and January.New hires will enter the firm’s car and home insurance divisions.The new recruits will be based at the company’s Uddingston headquarters.

  • Construction bucks trend and builds contractor demand

    Mon, 14 Nov 2011

  • Monster: transport, post and logistics on top

    Wed, 9 Nov 2011

    Online recruitment demand was up a single percentage point in October, with more than half of industries and sectors reporting some growth, according to job board Monster’s Employment Index UK.

  • Reed Index gives good news for most

    Mon, 31 Oct 2011

  • Solvency II ‘will limit choice’

    Tue, 30 Aug 2011

    Nine in 10 senior financial services executives expect the implementation of Solvency II  to push insurers to axe non-profitable products, according to a survey by interim management staffing specialist Interim Partners.

  • Appointments: Promotions at Eames Consulting Group and half-year results

    Wed, 24 Aug 2011

    Eames Consulting Group, the specialist recruitment solutions provider to the banking, insurance and professional services sectors, has made two promotions.

  • Appointments: Venquis appoints Eades to head insurance division

    Tue, 28 Jun 2011

    Business transformation recruiter Venquis has appointed Clare Eades as head of the company’s insurance division.

  • Actuarial professionals wages soar

    Mon, 27 Jun 2011

    Actuarial professionals working on Solvency II projects have broken through the £1,000 per day barrier as insurers rush to meet the 31 December 2012 compliance deadline, according to business and technology recruiter ReThink Recruitment.

  • Andersen Partnership looks to private equity to fund global growth

    Mon, 6 Jun 2011

    Australian recruitment agency, Andersen Partnership, is looking for private equity investment to fund a worldwide expansion that could see it employing up to 700 recruiters.

  • Contracts: Dallas Kirkland Professions (DKP) and Giles Recruitinsure merge

    Wed, 16 Feb 2011

    Insurance staffing specialists Dallas Kirkland Professions (DKP) and Giles Recruitinsure have merged to form Dallas Kirkland Recruitinsure (DKRI).The launch of the new business is part of the rebranding of ink insurance and will operate as a division of the insurance brokers.This merger combines the knowledge and expertise of the two brands to form a ‘super brand’ that insures a significant number of the top 250 recruitment companies.

  • Hastings Direct creates 150 jobs

    Mon, 24 Jan 2011

    Insurance broker Hastings Direct to create 150 new posts in 2011.

  • Revenue rises at Highams Systems

    Thu, 4 Nov 2010

    Financial and insurance recruiter Highams Systems has continued to see improved demand for its services as it revenues rise, according to its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2010.

  • Aviva selects hyphen as RPO provider

    Thu, 7 Oct 2010

    Aviva has appointed recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) firm hyphen to manage the company’s recruitment.

  • Appointments: Eames Consulting promotes two to team leader

    Thu, 7 Oct 2010

    Eames Consulting Group, specialist insurance, financial and professional recruitment services provider, has made two promotions.Ruth Foster has been promoted to team leader within the risk management team in recognition of her achievements over the past six months.Darrin Mathies has also been promoted to team leader within the insurance information technology team as a result of his recent performance in the team.

  • Eximius Finance launches insurance division

    Mon, 26 Jul 2010

    Eximius Finance, a division of Eximius Group and recruiter of permanent and interim staff to the finance sector, has launched a division targeting the insurance sector.  

  • LV= casts net further with new recruitment campaign

    Mon, 7 Jun 2010

    LV=’s new recruitment advertising campaign is seeking candidates from outside insurance as well as within the sector, according to the insurance, investment and pensions group’s head of resourcing and development, Stuart Affleck.

  • Appointments: Reed joins The Caldwell Partners

    Tue, 1 Jun 2010

    Executive search firm The Caldwell Partners International has appointed Peter Reed as a partner based in the company’s Stamford, Connecticut office in the US.

  • LV= recruits 300 due to ‘significant’ growth

    Thu, 20 May 2010

    Insurance and investment group LV= is recruiting for over 300 jobs due to ‘significant’ growth, according to HR director David Smith.

  • Enthusiastic, customer service driven staff sought by Admiral

    Wed, 19 May 2010

    Specialist car insurer Admiral is seeking ‘enthusiastic’, ‘customer service’ driven people to fill 750 new roles.

  • Contracts: Capita’s deals with Virgin Money and Sheffield City Council

    Tue, 11 May 2010

    Capita is in the final stages of negotiations of a deal with Virgin Money, the group has announced in an interim management statement covering the four months to 30 April 2010.

  • Kelly Services agrees strategic alliance with Temp Holdings

    Tue, 11 May 2010

    International recruiter Kelly Services has entered into a strategic alliance with Temp Holdings, an integrated HR services company in Japan.

  • RSA creates 230 jobs

    Tue, 11 May 2010

    Insurer RSA has announced that it is to create 230 new roles in Peterborough.The move follows the firm’s appointment by Tesco as sole provider of its pet insurance policies.The firm requires customer managers, claims handlers and team leaders to work at its location in Peterborough Business Park.The recruitment process begins today with an open day to follow on 24 May.  Candidates are advised to contact the RSA Recruitment team on 0161 235 3406.

  • Kwik Fit Insurance looks to recruit 70 posts

    Thu, 22 Apr 2010

    Insurance intermediary Kwik Fit Insurance is on the hunt for 70 new members of staff to join its Uddingston call centre. Available positions include outbound sales and customer service jobs, as well as internet sales roles to support the company’s growing online business, while a number of positions are available in Kwik Fit Financial Services subsidiary, The Green Insurance Company, which offsets its customers’ motoring carbon emissions.

  • AXA: Best candidates will find roles

    Wed, 14 Apr 2010

    The insurance sector is faced with a candidate-rich market but the best candidates will continue to find work, according to Samantha Rich, head of group attraction & talent - human resources, AXA UK.

  • AXA: no further plans to outsource jobs in 2010

    Fri, 26 Mar 2010

    Insurance firm AXA has no further plans to outsource any more jobs in 2010, according to group HR director Sonia Wolsey-Cooper.

  • Appointments: O’Connor recruited to spearhead Groupama Insurances three-year talent plan

    Wed, 17 Feb 2010

    Insurance provider Groupama Insurances has appointed Jordan O’Connor to the newly created role of talent and resourcing manager, as it introduces a three-year talent plan.

  • StepStone secures AXA-Minmetals Assurance contract

    Tue, 16 Feb 2010

    Insurance firm AXA-Minmetals Assurance has agreed a deal with StepStone Solutions to use its new e-recruitment management platform.

  • Heat Recruitment Bristol bound

    Mon, 16 Nov 2009

    Accountancy, financial services, insurance and legal recruiter Heat Recruitment has opened a new office in central Bristol.