Life after Sean Quinn
He was the founder of the company and for a time its inspiration. His name adorns offices of the company all over Ireland and at various locations in the UK . His vision, of using price to dramatically undercut established players in the insurance industry, still remains the core philosophy of the firm. But despite all this, Quinn Insurance is apparently doing just fine without Sean Quinn , once Ireland's richest man.
Speaking to the remaining top tier of management at the company this week, one gets a sense that while many of them may have reservations about the departure of Quinn and his executives, time is a great healer and the wheels of commerce turn quickly and unsentimentally.
While Sean Quinn himself declared the decision to put the firm into administration a disaster, the business, albeit with significant job losses, seems to be staging something of a comeback.
Yes, writing new business has been difficult, but there have been few cancellations despite a tide of negative publicity in April and May, and the UK business model is finally getting a permanent fix.
