17 January 2012
For Immediate Release
AIA New Zealand Appoints New Trainee Distribution Development Manager
AIA New Zealand is pleased to announce a new member to the Distribution team, Ben McQuay. Mr McQuay has been appointed
to the new role of Trainee Distribution Development Manager based in the Auckland office.
Mr McQuay is already well known to a number of the AIA team and advisers having spent the last seven years with the
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) in management and business development, specifically in the last three years as
a Business Relationship Manager. In this role Mr McQuay was required to build and maintain long term relationships with
accountants, insurance advisers, insurance companies and banks and it was with Mr McQuay’s assistance and support that
AIA NZ was able to build their much sought after AIA ACC combined levies calculator tool.
“Ben is well regarded in the wider Auckland market by advisers and we are looking forward to him working with us and the
drive he will bring to our IFA engagement in 2012 and beyond,” says Darrin Franks, AIA’s Head of Distribution and
Marketing.
Ben is a graduate of Massey University (Albany) with a Bachelor of Business Studies.
About AIA New Zealand
AIA New Zealand is the trading name of American International Assurance Company (Bermuda) Limited (AIA) in New Zealand,
and a member of the AIA Group.
Since the company arrived in New Zealand in 1981, AIA New Zealand has consistently provided the market with innovative
personal and business insurance products that suit the kiwi way of life. Today we offer a complete range of risk
management products that focus on the needs of our customers.
AIA New Zealand is based in Auckland with regional offices in Wellington, Hamilton and Christchurch. However, through
our insurance consultant network, we reach every corner of the country.
AIA New Zealand is a member of the Investment Savings and Insurance Association (ISI), the Insurance and Savings
Ombudsman Scheme (ISO) and the Health Funds Association of New Zealand (HFANZ).
About the AIA Group
The AIA Group is a leading life insurance organisation in Asia Pacific that traces its roots in the region back more
than 90 years. It provides individuals and businesses with products and services for life insurance, retirement
planning, accident and health insurance as well as wealth management solutions. Through an extensive network of more
than 320,000 agents and approximately 23,500 employees across 15 geographical markets, the AIA Group serves the
customers of over 23 million in-force policies in the region.
The AIA Group has branch offices, subsidiaries and affiliates located in jurisdictions including Australia, Brunei,
China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand
and Vietnam.
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