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Financial Services Financial And Insurance Activities Insurance, Reinsurance And Pension Funding, Except Compulsory Social Security 65.12 - Non-life insurance
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 September 2019
Employment effect (start)
20 September 2019
Foreseen end date
Description
Due to business expansion, the insurance company Granite Underwriting is creating 300 new job positions in Liverpool. The new positions include roles in underwriting, customer service, claims handling and human resource management. There is no information on when all the jobs are expected to be filled.
The company specialises in motor insurance for private hire taxis (including black cabs, Uber and other large operators) under different brands. It has been operating since 1982 and it currently has a workforce of 850 employees across Merseyside.
Eurofound (2019), Granite Underwriting, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 98648, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/98648.
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