Covéa Insurance expands Halifax offices to accommodate surge in recruitment

Covéa Insurance is expanding its Halifax based operations with the announcement that it has secured additional office space at Dean Clough in Halifax. The new premises will be filled, in part, by moving existing employees from its town centre offices and will also provide additional capacity to accommodate the company’s growing workforce.

In a phased move, around 150 staff will relocate to Dean Clough in May and June 2014, with the company expecting to accommodate up to 212 employees in the new building by 2016, as part of its longer term development plans.

James Reader, Chief Executive, Covéa Insurance commented:

“In the last year we have recruited over 40 new employees to manage our new home claims operation which we in-sourced from 1 April. We also have a range of initiatives underway and as a result expect our Halifax employee base to grow from the current 525, to 650 by 2016. Halifax is a great location for our business, and one we are firmly committed to. The additional office space at Dean Clough will provide us with the extra space and facilities to accommodate our growing business.”

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About Covéa Insurance

Covéa Insurance Plc is the UK underwriting business of leading French mutual insurance group Covéa (which includes the global reinsurer PartnerRe since July 2022). 

Covéa Insurance looks after the insurance needs of UK customers, across a range of product lines; delivering financial reassurance through its Standard & Poor’s ‘AA- stable’ rating, as a guaranteed subsidiary of Covéa.  

Covéa Insurance has a strong people and service ethos and holds ServiceMark accreditation with Distinction for its Personal Lines operation and its Commercial & HNW Claims teams, as well as Chartered Insurer status for its Commercial business. Covéa Insurance is signatory to the HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter and the insurance Inclusivity Pledge and has been named one of the top 75 employers in West Yorkshire & the Humber. In 2022 Covéa Insurance was named Insurer of the Year at the British Claims Awards and Personal Lines Insurer of the Year at the Insurance Times Awards.