Building on its IIP Gold accreditation, Groupama Insurances is implementing a 3 year talent plan and has appointed Jordan O’Connor in the newly created role of Talent and Resourcing Manager to drive this important corporate initiative. Reporting to Groupama’s HR Director, Paul Cann, Jordan will be responsible for talent management, people development and resourcing throughout the company. She will be based at Groupama’s London Head Office.
An HR and talent management specialist, with almost 10 years experience, Jordan joins Groupama Insurances from Chiumento, the HR consultancy where she was Principal Consultant,-Talent Management. Prior to this she was an Assessment Analyst at BP. A qualified organisational psychologist and SHL accredited, Jordan will play a key role in ensuring Groupama’s people needs are met across the business – from leadership and management programmes through to development of the company’s successful talent identification initiative, ‘Springboard’.
Paul Cann, HR Director said: “Achieving the IIP Gold Accreditation last year created a perfect platform for us to launch our 3 year talent plan and Jordan brings the skills and experience to really drive this forward. In essence, she will ensure we have the right people with the right skills in the right roles across the business.
“From directors and managers through to people in more junior roles, every individual in Groupama is being given the opportunity to develop and hone their skills. The impact motivated employees have on service and efficiency levels are well documented and this is all part of our commitment to make Groupama a great place to work.”
Jordan O’Connor commented: “Groupama Insurances has proven itself as an organisation with a very forward-thinking approach to talent management and has a real appreciation of the value this can bring to the business. It is an approach that is embedded in the vision and values of the company and I am delighted to have the opportunity to spearhead the implementation of the 3 year plan and to drive our talent management programme to help support our corporate resourcing requirements.”
Notes to editors
Groupama Insurances is one of the UK’s leading general insurers. The UK group offers motor, home and health insurance and also provides insurance protection to a growing number of smaller UK businesses. The company employs over 800 staff in 6 centres and is an accredited ‘Investor in People’.
Award winning
Groupama’s Broker Trading Team won the Manchester CII Underwriting Initiative of the Year Award in 2008. Groupama Insurances was also winner of the ‘Claims Initiative of the Year’ Award in the 2007 British Insurance Awards, ‘Company of the Year’ Award in the Insurance Day Awards 2005, winner of the ‘E-Business Award’ in the British Insurance Awards 2005 and in both 2005 and 2006 was ‘Highly Commended’ in category for ‘General Insurer of the Year’. Groupama Healthcare won the “Most Innovative New Product” Award at the 2006 Health Insurance
Awards
Groupama is also a previous winner of the ‘Underwriter of the Year’ award in the British Insurance Awards and has twice been voted ‘Underwriting Team of the Year’ at the Insurance Day Awards. In addition, the UK Group has been awarded ‘Insurer of the Year’ at the Bodyshop Magazine Awards and was ‘Highly Commended’ in the National Business Awards 2005 in the Best Use of Technology category.
An impressive pedigree
Groupama Insurances is part of European financial services giant Groupama, an international business that generates annual revenues in excess of €14billion.
Groupama is one of Europe’s largest mutuals, the second insurer in France for motor marine and transport and the country’s number one agricultural and individual health insurer.
