Aviva to close all 26 Irish branches by June 2012

MAJOR insurer Aviva is to close all of its Irish branches by June next year — a move which will cost over 1,200 jobs and leave just a handful of officials, one executive and a single call centre here.

Last month Aviva revealed it was shedding between 950 and 1,250 jobs.

The closure decision emerged the same day as Aviva appointed Sean Egan as its new Irish operations chief executive.