Acorn Life

Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Ireland;
Location of affected unit(s)
Galway, Sligo, Dublin
Sector
Financial / Insurance/ Estate
65 - Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security
65 - Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security
65 - Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security
125 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
20 January 2015
Employment effect (start)
20 January 2015
Foreseen end date
31 December 2015

Description

Insurance firm, Acorn Life, is to expand its Irish workforce by 125 in 2015. The roles are in financial advice, administration, actuarial and IT positions. The company opened new offices in Sligo and Dublin in 2014 with its employment growing by 75 last year. It now employs over 300 people. Acorn Life expects its home insurance division to double by 2016.

Sources

  • 20 January 2015: The Irish Times
  • 21 February 2015: Irish Independent
  • 20 January 2015: Irish Examiner

Citation

Eurofound (2015), Acorn Life, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 78155, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/78155.