07/11/2017

US Insurance Firm To Create 200 New Jobs In Galway

Up to 200 new jobs are to be created by American insurance firm, MetLife at a new facility in Galway.

The opening of a further Global Technology Campus also continues MetLife's broader strategic effort of transforming the workplace experience by bringing employees together in state-of-the-art, collaborative environments, while reducing its geographic footprint and significantly lowering operating costs.

MetLife were joined by the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Frances Fitzgerald TD; Michael D'Arcy, Minister of State with Responsibility for Financial Services & Insurance and other dignitaries.

Marty Lippert, Executive Vice President and Head of MetLife Global Technology and Operations, said: "Digital innovation continues to reshape our lives and the way we view the future, and it reinforces the reality that every company needs to become a technology company in order to survive.

"Our new Global Technology Campus in Galway will be a dynamic center of change, and it will be at the heart of creating the digital solutions that will transform how our customers interact with us every day around the globe. We look forward to deepening our roots in Galway and Ireland, where we have found a business-friendly environment and a deep talent pool of skilled workers."

Including its existing office in Dublin, MetLife's presence in Ireland will grow to more than 500 employees once recruitment at the new Global Technology Campus is complete."

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