/24-7PressRelease/ - LONDON, UK, September 05, 2008 - The specialist insurance division of Hays recruitment consultancy in London has announced that despite general trends in the job market, it has experienced a record month in July for introductions of permanent candidates into the insurance marketplace.
David Carr, Regional Manager for London at Hays Insurance, said: "Whilst many commentators are saying there is a slowdown in activity within the insurance industry, we haven't seen this to be the case. We put this rise in recruitment down to a re-prioritisation of the roles that insurance companies are hiring for. They are hiring more staff in roles where people are either protecting or generating revenue. Although our clients are being more cautious than ever when making decisions on recruitment there are some very good jobs out there at the moment that would suit ambitious jobseekers."
Roland Seddon, Regional Director at Hays Senior Finance, commented, "Over the last two months we have seen a sharp increase in demand for senior level candidates in the Insurance sector, and over 20% of our role registrations in 2007/08 have been in the last 8 weeks."
Hays Insurance has recently filled some high profile roles in the capital, including senior positions within a Big 4 consultancy firm, senior
underwriter jobs within global insurers and director roles in specialist insurers and brokers. In fact, given the current
Hays Recruitment figures on the state of the market, the insurance sector appears to possibly be benefiting from the present credit crunch.
Carr observed: "We have also noticed a vast increase in temporary and contract placements for experienced qualified individuals, which has highlighted the importance of the senior interim market during such uncertain times - and illustrates the value that the industry is placing on experienced people that can come in and offer something different."
About Hays
Hays Insurance places candidates in permanent and temporary
insurance jobs for some of the leading institutions in the UK, as well as providing candidates for leading specialist insurers, covering
actuarial jobs, claims, loss adjustment, regulatory and compliance, underwriting and
broking jobs.
Hays Insurance is a subdivision of Hays Plc, the FTSE 250 Company which employs 7,753 staff operating from 376 offices in 27 countries across 17 specialisms. Hays Plc placed circa 68,000 candidates into permanent jobs and paid circa 46,000 temporary workers weekly during the year ending June 07.
For further press information please contact:
Danny Jack
Assistant Marketing Manager
Hays
Charter House
13-15 Carteret Street
London
SW1H 9DJ
020 7222 8575
www.hays.com---
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