Phil Bird leaves Groupama

Groupama said it undertook the restructure of the claims division to ensure it was more closely aligned with the company's business divisions and “focused sharply on the particular needs of partner brokers and their clients”.

Operational responsibility for the company's claims centre will switch from Mr Bird to Kevin Kiernan and Malcolm Smith, the respective directors of Groupama's personal and commercial lines divisions.

Groupama's managing director Laurent Matras said: "This change to our