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Financial Services Activities Auxiliary To Financial Services And Insurance Activities Activities Auxiliary To Financial Services And Insurance Activities 66 - Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
12 November 2015
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2016
Foreseen end date
Description
Britanika, a newly formed subsidiary of the largest Czech insurance broker Renomia, will create up to 500 new jobs over the next three to five years. The full operation is expected to start in early 2016. Recruitment of new employees is underway. In addition to insurance services, Britanika will provide its customers with financial counselling in the field of housing and investment. Since 1993, Renomia has provided comprehensive risk management services and insurance for companies and their employees. Renomia continues to successfully develop its activities in the Czech Republic and in other countries in Central and Eastern Europe.
Sources
12 November 2015: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Britanika, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 85402, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/85402.
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