285 insurance jobs go as 900 created

There was mixed news on the jobs front yesterday with confirmation that while 285 insurance jobs are to be lost, more than 900 mainly seasonal retail jobs are being created.

Liberty Insurance announced that due to a “sharp” decline in its British business, it was letting 285 staff go from its Cavan, Dublin, and Enniskillen bases.

It said over the last 12 months it had operated that business on behalf of the administrators of Quinn Insurance with about 700 of its 1,450 staff.