Hastings Direct wants to recruit 500 people in the coming year to support ongoing growth. The expansion is across all aspects of the business and personnel will populate customer facing teams as well as those focused on claims, pricing, underwriting, commercial, data, and technology.

The national recruitment drive will cover replacement hires for natural attrition as well as adding new people to the company’s teams in Bexhill, Leicester, London and Gibraltar. The new roles are for experienced professionals as well as graduates and apprentices. In addition, Hastings Direct is also investing in training, development and promotions for existing colleagues.

Toby van der Meer, CEO of Hastings Direct, said: “We are investing heavily in technology and AI, while continuing to also invest in talented people who will help us turn that ambition into reality.

“These investments will support us to grow efficiently, with customer numbers increasing faster than headcount as we realise the benefits of digitalisation, automation and greater scale.”