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New Auckland HQ for AIG New Zealand
AIG New Zealand is set to move Auckland’s Commercial Bay Precinct into a greener, more sustainable office.
AIG is finalising its relocation to Jarden House from Shortland Street.
The insurance giant said the move optimised its office footprint and supported its goal to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner.
Jarden House is a 15 story office building on the corner of Customs and lower Queen Streets. It has achieved a 5-star rating for environmental sustainability under the New Zealand Green Star system.
AIG New Zealand CEO Toni Ferrier said: “Our new workplace provides employees with a modern, collaborative space in a vibrant location, close to our customers, brokers and other business partners.
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Professional Development 2022 Update
Simon Casford, chief executive
2022 started with a hiss and a roar as Financial Advisers and Insurance Brokers eye the upcoming compliance requirements around Level 5. The requirement to have completed a significant programme of learning and assessment by early next year has certainly been a key focus for a number of IBANZ members and other FAPs alike.
This has led to a robust start for the College in 2022, as we enrol new students and help existing students complete their studies and certification requirements. 2022 will also see some significant changes at Professional IQ College. From June 1st, Professional IQ College has been owned by Dacreed, a technology company that also owns another training organisation similar to PIQ. Dacreed has developed a Learning Experience Platform, which will gradually replace the ageing platform that Professional IQ College currently utilises.
However, we will carefully transition students across to the new LMS platform over time to minimise any problems and ensuring, for example, that if you are part way through the Core (or Strand) Modules, you can complete these without being shifted to a new platform partway through. We will also be making some changes to streamline and simplify our student portal on the website.
In terms of product offerings, Continuing Professional Development (CPD Webinars and similar) will be delivered through IBANZ directly, while Professional IQ College will continue to offer NZQA and PIQ Qualifications and Short Courses.
How we can help you
Professional IQ College will hopefully remain your first port of call for training and qualifications – and particularly for your compliance with the upcoming legislative obligations. We will continue to offer discounts to IBANZ members, and our assessors are experienced industry professionals who understand the insurance industry, to assist you through the process of gaining certified competence. We have all the Strands of NZ Certificate in Financial Services (Version 2) including Life, Disability and Health, General Insurance, Investment and Residential Property Lending, as well as individual Unit Standards to achieve compliance if you have previously completed Version 1 of the qualification. We have a dedicated Student Liaison Team that can help manage the small issues that inevitably arise with enrolling in an NZQA course, learning how to upload assessments, and the overall assessment process. How you can help us help you
A significant increase in calls in 2022 has thrown us a significant challenge, with Student Liaison missing some phone calls from learners - often because they are already on a call!
As a result, we are reviewing how we can best respond to learners – and implementing tools and technology to improve our ability to respond in a timely fashion.
