Redundancies
First Central confirms job cut plans
Insurer First Central has confirmed proposed plans to cut staff numbers by around 160, with most taking effect in late January 2026.
Allianz confirms 650 job cuts in UK
Allianz is to cut 650 jobs in the UK, just over 10% of its workforce, by the end of 2025.
DLG to cut 550 jobs as it targets £100m of savings
Direct Line Group has started consultations with staff as part of a proposed reduction of about 550 roles, it announced today.
Markerstudy confirms 750 job cuts after Atlanta buy
Markerstudy has confirmed that around 750 jobs will be cut following the £1.2bn acquisition of Ardonagh’s personal lines business.
Complete Cover trims losses as turnover and headcount more than halve in 2022
Complete Cover Group has confirmed cutting its headcount to 91 last year, down from 281 in 2021.
Dayinsure’s Barry Bown made Abacai group CEO after Wilson exit and job cuts
Barry Bown, boss of Abacai Technologies owned-Dayinsure, was promoted to group CEO after the departure of his predecessor Mark Wilson, Insurance Age can reveal.
Are brokers bucking the trend of insurtech investment struggles?
According to a new Gallagher Re report, global insurtech investment fell in the fourth quarter of 2022 to its lowest level since the third quarter of 2020. Sophie Locke-Cooper details why some may be struggling even if there are signs of hope among…
Ex-SSP leader Peter Gregory joins Earnix
Former director of broking at SSP, Peter Gregory, has joined Earnix as sales director.
BGL Insurance prioritises talent and digital following Markerstudy deal
Managing director of distribution at BGL Insurance, Laura Mullaney highlights the brokers’ main focuses after its takeover by Markerstudy.
Complete Cover report details outsourcing to South Africa and job cuts
Complete Cover Group introduced a restructuring programme in the fourth quarter of 2021 to significantly reduce the UK workforce with much of the customer facing activities outsourced to South Africa, a Companies House filing has revealed.
Zego doubling down on growth with 40 brokers
Zego is pursuing a route of working with brokers who “see how the future is evolving” rather than a working “with any broker” approach, CEO Sten Saar told Insurance Age.
Zego confirms redundancies
Insurtech motor specialist Zego has told staff that it will be cutting its headcount by 17%.
Complete Cover Group confirms potential job losses
Motor broker says it is reviewing its approach "in line with wider market changes".
Endsleigh confirms redundancy consultation
The broker has opened a 30-day consultation as it prepares to transfer some of its business to owner A-Plan.
UK boss Middle lifts lid on Ageas's restructure and job cuts
Ageas's Ant Middle and Adam Beckett discuss the provider's strategy change in response to shifts in customer behaviour, and the FCA's dual pricing ban, as the insurer aims to hit £1.5bn in GWP.
Ageas confirms job cuts in Bournemouth
Provider says the decision follows a shift in how customers want to interact with the business and that no broker-facing roles are affected.
SSP staff slashed by half following Volaris deal
214 people are up for redundancy as market says Colin Greenhill joins as CEO and Kevin Wells becomes chief technology officer.
Aviva confirms potential redundancies amid IT overhaul
Up to 115 staff across a number of sites will be affected as the insurer looks to automate and outsource.
SSP confirms job cuts as CEO Stephen Lathrope exits
CTO Kevin Gaut and COO Jim Sadler have also left the software provider, following the recent sale of SSP to Volaris Group.
BGL Group confirms redundancy consultation
It is believed 134 jobs are at risk at its Peterborough headquarters with a further 116 under consultation at other locations.
LV confirms 300 redundancies following L&G takeover
CEO Steve Treloar explains the consultation process is now complete after the provider last year put up to 600 roles from across LV and L&G at risk as part of a restructure.