Eighty claims people at risk at Allianz
Job losses in addition to 400 potential redundancies caused by Allianz/LV merger.
Allianz is planning to close it Manchester claims office at the end of September and consolidate the bodily injury claims at Milton Keynes for commercial lines and Bristol for personal lines. The transfers will start from March 2018.
The proposed changes put 80 people at risk of redundancy.
However, the insurer detailed that around 20 new roles will be created at Milton Keynes to look after the increased work at that site.
The cuts are separate to the announcement earlier today (31 January)
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