Leading insurance provider Fortis has begun its search for 100 new employees with the launch of its recruitment drive to fill the new jobs at its offices based in Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh.
Following a significant contract win in 2009, the company is on a recruitment drive this month to fill the 100 jobs it has created. Roles are available in the following areas:
Fortis has finalised a new partnership with Tesco Bank, through which the leading general insurer will handle motor and household insurance for Tesco Bank's 1.5 million customers in a deal worth over £500 million in annualised gross written premium.
"We're delighted to start the New Year on such a positive note, following a year of such financial uncertainty for many," said Fortis HR Director, Lyn Nicholls. "We're investing in our long-term future and are looking for people whose personal qualities will contribute to our growth. This is a very positive development that will be a boost for the local economy, and for the public as we're offering an opportunity for a tremendous future in a company that's continuing to grow, develop and prosper. We recognise that the quality of people working in the insurance industry is already very high and we are delighted to be increasing our commitment both to the industry and the local area at this time."
Fortis is one of the UK's leading insurers with an existing customer base in the region of 7 million people. The significant new deals will make Fortis the second largest car insurer in the UK (by volume)*, insuring around 2.7 million vehicles. It also operates successful home, travel and commercial insurance schemes. In fact, every five seconds someone in the UK takes out insurance with Fortis.
For more information about Fortis' recruitment drive, visit the website at www.fortis-uk.com/recruitment_opportunities . CVs can be emailed to .
* Based on EMB analysis of FSA returns published in 2008
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About Fortis
Fortis (Insurance UK) is a leading provider of award-winning personal and commercial lines insurance solutions in the UK. Fortis has two main divisions, manufacturing both non-life and life products, which are distributed through a range of channels including brokers, IFAs, intermediaries, affinity partners and the Internet, as well as various wholly or partially-owned companies (RIAS, Fortis Insurance Solutions, Affinity Solutions, Text2Insure and InsureTECH Systems).
Insuring around 7 million customers and working with a range of partners, Fortis is recognised for delivering consistent and high-quality customer experiences. It employs almost 3,000 people with a head office based in
Eastleigh and others in Belfast, Bournemouth, Gloucester, Haywards Heath, London, Redditch, Reigate and Stoke-on-Trent.
Fortis (Insurance UK) is part of Fortis, a global insurance group of significant scale with over EUR14bn turnover, 20 million customers and 10,000 employees worldwide.
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