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We could think of no better way to celebrate the 300th Birthday of RSA, (we’re an RSA company), than to do some fundraising.

3rd May our teams will run and walk the Belfast Marathon 2010 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. With your help, we are hoping to raise as much money as possible so that the Trust can fund the research need to find effective treatments for this life threatening inherited disease.

Please give generously, as many as 5 babies are born with this disease every week in the UK. It’s a charity that’s very close to our hearts and we would appeal to all our friends and family to support them.

Click here to donate to this great cause

We will all be familiar with this saying but for Jack McIlduff it has become part of who he is. As a young lad Jack would work with his bookmaker father at the races. At the end of a busy day Jack would look at the receipts and say to his father that they had a good day! His father would point to the money bag and say ‘its not a good day until it is in the bag!’ The lesson….business is not business without profit

This early lesson in managing profit and cash has been the compass for a career which took Jack from Belfast to London where he learned his trade at Lloyds and back home to establish a multimillion pound business in the insurance industry. Now MD of Europa General, Jack has agreed to share his thoughts on profit, cashflow and the importance of knowing your business.

Followed by…….

The Golden Rules of Insurance

Following Jack’s presentation Europa General will set out some of the ‘golden rules’ for businesses to consider when putting their insurance in place. It is a very practical approach to making sure you have the proper protection in place and a must for those who find this aspect of business both daunting and expensive.

Date: 13th May 2010
Time: 6.00pm – 7.45pm
Venue: Park Inn Hotel, Clarence St (Just off Bedford St), Belfast

Space is limited so early booking is advised and registration is essential. To register email info@mln.org.uk

On Wednesday 7th April 2010, the staff from Europa General helped celebrate the 300 year anniversary of RSA.  This day was a milestone that very few companies in Ireland or across the world have reached – or will reach. It was time to celebrate our fantastic heritage and achievements, recognise our collective strength and look at the present and to the future with real confidence.

It was a great chance for all staff to reflect on the company’s history both globally and in Ireland. A reminder of the strength of the business and an opportunity in today’s uncertain economic climate to look forward with confidence to what we know will be a very bright future.

Since the creation of the Sun Fire Office in London in Seventeen Ten, our company has been on an interesting journey – a very proud journey – supporting businesses and people as they planned for the future, and helping to secure that future by providing essential insurance protection. We have kept businesses and people moving across the centuries and we have touched the lives of literally millions of policy holders.

The celebrations commenced simultaneously in RSA offices in Galway and Dublin and also, depending on time zones, across the globe.

The staff in Europa had a great day of celebration and here’s to another 300 years!!!

Europa General Underwriters (N.I.) Ltd are delighted to have been selected as a champion firm  by  MLN.

MLN – or the Management & Leadership Network – is a business initiative offering free support and resources to managers and leaders in Northern Ireland. Existing and new members will have free access to best practice resources and up-to-date local expert guidance in key business issues through regular e-zines, supported by the MLN website;  www.mln.org.uk.

Jack McIlduff, MD at Europa General said, “As MLN’s Insurance champion we totally support the aims of MLN to build a stronger economy through more capable management and we look forward to playing our role as a champion firm. ” 

Brian Ambrose, Chief Executive of George Best Belfast City Airport is one of MLN’s ‘ambassadors’.  He said: “My fellow ambassadors and I recognise the value MLN can deliver for owners and managers. It is great to see the champion firms taking the initiative and a great encouragement for the future. Together, we have a deep understanding of the real pressures facing businesses along with a desire to provide real solutions.”

Managers, owners and directors within the public, private and voluntary sectors can register with MLN for free on http://www.mln.org.uk/register.asp

AFTER a competitive and enjoyable week of groups stages, last Saturday (19th) saw the semi finals and finals of the 2009 Europa General Invitational tournament at Hawarden Tennis Club. This is the second year of the tournament which was launched last year to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the club’s foundation in 1927.

Wendy Cree of Europa General (centre) with the Hawarden duo of Amanda Leeman & Heather Rose

Hawarden is a quaint, three all-weather court club tucked in behind Knock Fire Station in Clonlee Drive. The club is family-centred and famous for its welcoming atmosphere but it can still produce the goods when it comes to providing quality competitors. Current Ulster representatives include Gareth McGreavy (Senior), Megan McGreavy (Junior Ulster and Irish rep) and Steven Marshall (Junior Ulster). Junior Veteran Ulster players include Amanda Leeman, Steven Leeman and Wendy Cree (Junior Veteran Irish rep).

Semi-finals

The first semi-final of the Over 35 men’s doubles was contested by the first time partnership of Steven Leeman (Hawarden) & Godfrey Gaston (Ballymena), against local rivals Roy Wilson & Greg O’Rawe (Windsor). The other semi-final in this section was between John Maguire (Irvinestown) & Andy Moore (Omagh), against Jim Watt & Paddy Taylor (Larne).
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