Insurance giant previously said it had referred matter to gardaí after employee John Gillick said his account had been hacked
Global insurance giant AIG has launched an internal investigation into antisemitic postings that were spread from the account of one of its senior Irish executives. The company previously told the Irish Independent the issue had been referred to gardaí.
In a new statement on Thursday, the group’s London-based spokesman said it is now also “conducting a thorough internal investigation into the posts and the surrounding circumstances”.
Controversy has erupted online after numerous examples of antisemitic postings from AIG executive John Gillick’s social media account, which goes under the name @JohnnyGpops, circulated widely on social media this week.
In recent weeks, one post made on the account had said “Jews in Ireland need to be thrown out” while another described Jewish people as “evil”.
Content as far back as October, 2022 has since been deleted from the account, including offensive comments.
In its latest statement to this newspaper last night, AIG said it “unequivocally condemns discrimination, hate and hate speech, including antisemitism”.
“This deeply troubling event involves an AIG Ireland employee’s personal social media account,” said Andrew Johnson, AIG’s global head of communications.
“We are taking this matter very seriously and are conducting a thorough internal investigation into the posts and the surrounding circumstances.
“The employee in question is fully co-operating with the review and has reported the purported unauthorised compromise of his accounts to local law enforcement authorities.”
Examples of highly offensive posts have emerged, with one post from October, 2025 describing Jewish people as “filthy dogs”.
When contacted on Wednesday, the insurance company initially said posts on Mr Gillick’s account were “fraudulently published” following what it described as an “unauthorised compromise” that had been reported to gardaí.
“These posts and their content were not authored, published or endorsed by the employee,” the company said.
Mr Gillick, who is AIG’s head of consumer marketing and sponsorship in Ireland, did not respond to a request for comment.
On Wednesday, he posted to his X account to say the account had been compromised by “unauthorised person(s)” who had posted the antisemitic content.
In that post, Mr Gillick said he “unequivocally” condemned the views expressed in the posts that had appeared over the last number of weeks.
“They do not reflect my beliefs or values,” he wrote. “I strongly oppose discrimination and hate in all forms.”