American insurance firm creates up to 25 jobs

UP TO 25 jobs are to be created in Mahon, Co Cork, after a US company announced plans to enter the Irish insurance market.

Assurant Solutions, which already employs 50 people in Cork, said it will offer home, loan and mortgage repayment protection.

The Mahon site acts a back office for Assurant and processes claims for the company’s American customers.