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Financial Services Activities Auxiliary To Financial Services And Insurance Activities Activities Auxiliary To Financial Services And Insurance Activities 66.22 - Activities of insurance agents and brokers
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
6 February 2017
Employment effect (start)
6 February 2017
Foreseen end date
31 December 2017
Description
Sfam, a broker specialised in insurance of mobile and high tech equipment, has announced to recruit about 300 employees for its headquarter in Romans-sur-Isère (Drôme) and Roanne where the group recently bought a call-centre with 270 employees. The management expect to reach a total of 1,000 employees in December 2017 and to open a new call-centre in Paris before the end of 2017.
Sources
6 February 2017: France bleu Drôme Ardèche
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Sfam, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 90289, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/90289.
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