The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Financial / Insurance/ Estate 65 - Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 65 - Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 65 - Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security
121 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
9 May 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 September 2006
Description
Royal Liver Assurance is to close its direct sales division in Ireland, with the loss of 121 jobs out of a total workforce of 550, by the end of September. In a statement, the company remarked, "In an increasingly competitive marketplace, where the customer is seeking independent financial advice and greater choice, the broker channel is becoming more dominant".
"The company's strategy is to offer independent financial advice and access to a wide range of products through a new broker company".
Sources
10 May 2009: The Irish Examiner
10 May 2009: The Irish Independent
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Royal Liver Assurance, Closure in Ireland, factsheet number 63459, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63459.
Eurofound’s ERM restructuring legislation database offers an overview of key restructuring-related regulations in the EU Member States and Norway. Its content is continuously updated to reflect any changes made by national legislators in response to, for instance, policy shifts, legal...
Can Europe still achieve its ambitions for battery manufacturing? To answer this, the article looks at data from Eurofound’s European Restructuring Monitor and explores what recent large-scale restructuring events reveal about the state of play in the EU battery sector.
This working paper offers a comprehensive methodological overview of the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM) databases. Even though the methodology has not changed over time, new categories have been added, and the way it has been used by researchers and policymakers...
This Eurofound research paper explores key trends in restructuring in recent years, highlighting the companies that announced the largest job losses and job gains in the EU. It builds on an analysis of company announcements recorded in Eurofound’s European Restructuring...
In 2023, thousands of workers in big tech lost their jobs. Meta, Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft and Salesforce had been considered to offer good and secure jobs up to this point. Giants of the information and communication technology (ICT) sector,...
In 2024, the automotive sector in the EU came to the fore in public and policy discussions. The focus was on the slowdown in electric vehicle (EV) sales, rising global competition, belated investments in new technologies, and the potential closure...