- Hibernian Group
Hibernian Group plc is a large
insurance company inDublin ,Ireland . The company also providesinvestment management andpension services. The company is a subsidiary of Aviva.Hoover's reports that Hibernian is the largest general insurer in Ireland, with a market share of more than 20%. [ [http://www.hoovers.com/hibernian-group/--ID__91308--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Hoover's - Hibernian Group plc Information] ]Subsidiaries of Hibernian Group plc include:
*Ark Life Assurance Company Limited
*Hibernian General Insurance Limited
*Hibernian Health Insurance Limited (Aviva plc reports [ [http://www.aviva.com/files/reports/2006ar/index.asp?pageid=45 Aviva plc - Annual Report 2006] ] its ownership of Hibernian Life & Pensions Limited as independent of its ownership of Hibernian Group plc.)
The former Norwich Union (Ireland) was merged into Hibernian. [ [http://www.norwich-union.ie Norwich Union (Ireland)] ]
The company found itself at the centre of controversy in June 2008 when it announced that it was to transfer much of its operations to
Bangalore India , with the loss of 580 jobs. [ [http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0624/hibernian.html RTÉ News: Hibernian in talks over 580 job cuts ] ]Footntotes
References
* [http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/decisions/m1777_en.pdf Discusses the acquisition of Hibernian Group plc by CGU]
* [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/product-compint-0000458843-page.html Goliath - Hibernian Group plc]
* [http://www.business2000.ie/images/pdfs/hibernian_2nd_ed.pdf Business2000.ie - Hibernian]External links
* [http://www.hibernian.ie Hibernian Group plc]
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