MS Amlin Reviews

The biggest con in the finance department is the interim CFO. There probably has never been a more arrogant, uncaring person in at C level. Yes, he’s that bad. Forced people to work over Xmas, demands people double up on jobs rather than recruit, treats his subordinates like dirt, even senior managers.

Colleagues are being told a pack of lies. Its going to get a whole lot worse before it gets better. The integration, which was supposed to be about synergies and growth, has been a messy smash up leaving the smaller, former MSI company in tatters. Legacy MSI staff (the red squirrels) numbers are decimated. Even ex-Amlin staff (the grey squirrels), who's numbers are thriving, are struggling with low morale, poor company performance, inadequate leadership and communications that ignore the facts and gloss over the reality of the situation. New starters are very quickly bewildered by the atmosphere within their teams and the culture of the organisation. There's an almost tangible feeling that, behind closed doors, the Exec team can clearly see the business is unravelling. But no-one has the courage to openly admit that Amlin was tarted up for acquisition, the Japanese were duped, the staff don't like each other and the results are really bad - its embarrassing to be part of it.