Hays reports insurance roles are on the increase

‘The Insurance sector appears to be benefiting from the credit crunch,’ says Roland Seddon, Regional Director at Hays Senior Finance. ‘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.’

A Finance Director can now expect to earn anything from £80k base up to and above £150k dependant on the size of the business and whether it’s a Divisional or Head Office role. A newly qualified can expect between £45 – 50k base although this is also on the increase.

‘Insurance clients will tend to recruit from their own,’ continues Seddon, ‘this often means there is a premium on the role.’

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Notes to Editor

Hays Senior Finance has been developed from Hays’s established Accountancy & Finance business to provide a specialist service for qualified accountants and clients. Hays has a national network of experienced Senior Finance consultants. Hays Senior Finance recruits qualified accountants across commerce and industry, financial services, practice firms, public services and not for profit organisations at all levels, up to finance directors and partners in practice firms.

Hays Senior Finance team 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 30 June 07.

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