Aviva, the owner of Norwich Union, is to cut up to 1,800 jobs in the next two years as part of a restructuring in its general insurance arm.
Unions have objected to the job cuts, but management has argued that the business needs to be simplified in order to maintain efficiency. Aviva says its UK business will now focus on seven ‘centres of excellence’, in Norwich, Perth, Bishopbriggs, Stretford, Manchester, Leicester and Southend. The firm says: “We have selected these sites because they are best equipped to meet our future business needs in terms of skills base and availability, accommodation, access, IT and infrastructure.” The firm also wished to change the way customers, brokers and business partners do business with Norw...
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