Biba 2011: Axa commercial lines restructure 'complete'
Axa commercial chief executive Amanda Blanc has revealed the restructure of the firm is “complete”, including the identification of 114 senior management staff who will leave the business.
As a result of the swift changes, Axa branches across the UK are to "relaunch" to brokers on 1 June.
Post Online first revealed the senior management cuts in April, as Ms Blanc moved to make sweeping cuts across the business.
The 114 staff are "now leaving or know they are leaving", Ms Blanc said, speaking to Post at the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference in Manchester.
Ms Blanc, who had previously set a target of six months to restructure the business, said her first major task
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