Lloyds to axe 650 jobs

lloydsbankinggroupnew

Lloyds Banking Group has announced the cuts as part of a "number of changes within its retail, insurance and group operations divisions".

Lloyds Banking Group's general insurance site in Nottingham is to close and the group said it anticipated its exit would lead to the loss of 198 permanent jobs by the end of 2011.

The 650 job cuts are in addition to the 1,190 announced in November.

A spokesman for Lloyds told Insurance Age that the group had too many general insurance sites and as a result had decided to focus its operations at Copley, Newport, Shannon and Bournemouth.

He said: "This decision has been a difficult one and is no

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@insuranceage.co.uk.

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@insuranceage.co.uk to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Insurance Age? View our subscription options

Register

Sign up and gain access to five complimentary news articles every month.

Already have an account? Sign in here

This address will be used to create your account

Polaris at 30 – Ray Vincent

As insurance industry owned Polaris celebrates its 30th birthday, Insurance Age asks experts for their recollections on the dawn of digital trading and what is coming next.

Meet the MGA: Kayzen Specialty

Kayzen Specialty founder and CEO Charles Boorman explains to Jonathan Swift his plans for the MGA to be a go-to market for financial lines through continuous improvement across its three pillars of broker-centric, underwriter-fronted and tech-focused.

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have an Insurance Age account, please register now.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an indvidual account here: