"Vorlinden" Analysis exercise

As the newly appointed strategy and performance director for Vorlinden PLC, an insurance company offering general insurance products (i.e. non-life). Vorlinden is at a crossroads and the participant has been recruited to develop a strategy to take the business forward. He/she is provided with information including: the annual financial statement; policy sales/ renewal data; European insurance spend data; board member views; staff turnover figures; staff and customer survey; a proposal for combining call centre operations and details of two possible acquisitions. The participant is required to analyse the data, summarise strengths and weaknesses, put forward a strategy and the actions to implement it and present the findings as an oral presentation or written report.