Insurance jobs on the line - papers 10 June

The cuts, at Royal London and Norwich Union, are the result of a need to run a “more flexible model”, according to the latter company. Royal London’s decision to cut its direct sales staff just makes it the next in a line of firms that have taken similar decisions. The Daily Telegraph adds RL had a direct sales force of about 2,000 people some ten years ago, but this route to clients added just 7% to the group’s turnover last year. ”Door-to-door sales forces have been abolished by most of Britain's life insurers, including Pearl, which closed its 1,000-strong sales force last year....